ISLAMABAD: The death toll in rain-related incidents across country has risen to 26, according to a spokesman of the National Disaster Management Authority.
Another 37 people were injured and 57 houses damaged in the incidents caused by the ongoing rain spell, the spokesman said, and added that all the casualties occurred due to roof collapse. Most of the incidents were reported from Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.
Different parts of the country, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, continued receiving intermittent rain on Sunday for the third consecutive day.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast scattered rain with thundershower accompanied by strong gusty winds and isolated hailstorm in Kashmir, Islamabad, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan for next 24 hours.
Weather expert Dr Hanif said rain and snowfall over the hills would continue in Gilgit, Hunza, Murree and Galyat. He warned that the prevailing weather conditions could cause landslide in vulnerable areas of Hazara division and Kashmir.He said a new spell of rain would in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and north Balochistan would start within two days.
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