Overview
- Officials say strong winds, heavy rain and lightning struck multiple districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing nine confirmed deaths and seven injuries.
- The fatalities include five men, two women and two children, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
- Rescue 1122, PDMA personnel and district administrations were deployed for search, rescue and relief and are conducting preliminary damage assessments.
- Early assessments report three houses partially damaged and one house destroyed, and the PDMA has ordered delivery of food, shelter and medical aid while operating a helpline at 1700.
- Meteorological authorities warned unstable conditions may continue, raising the risk of further damage in the province’s mountainous, infrastructure‑vulnerable areas and keeping the response active.