{"id":126186,"date":"2026-05-19T19:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126186"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:11:12","slug":"2-killed-11-injured-in-rain-related-incidents-in-kp-pdma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126186\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed, 11 injured in rain-related incidents in KP: PDMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PESHAWAR(National Times)-  Two people lost their lives and 11 were injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Met Office has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2001415\">forecast<\/a>&nbsp;dust-thunderstorm and rain with occasional gaps in upper parts of the country till May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the PDMA\u2019s report, two deaths were reported in rain-related incidents last night from Mardan. Meanwhile, four people were injured in Battagram, one in Mardan and six in Swat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four houses \u2014 one in Battagram and three in Shangla \u2014 were fully damaged. Twenty-seven houses were partially damaged in Shangla, two in Swat, five in Torghar and one each in Upper Dir and Mardan, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A school also suffered damage due to adverse weather in Shangla, the data showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the PDMA\u2019s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rms.pdma.gov.pk\/ViewDWR.aspx?DWRID=6438\">daily weather report<\/a>, the highest amount of rainfall in KP over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kalam at 12mm, followed by 11 in Chitral, 8mm in Malam Jabba, 7mm in Saidu Sharif and Balakot, and 4mm each in Kakul and Mardan. Drosh received 2mm of rain while 1mm rain was recorded in Parachinar, Timergara, Mirkhani and Dir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pakistan Meteorological Department earlier said that a westerly wave was likely to approach northwestern parts of the country on May 18 (night), and it was likely to persist in upper parts of the country till May 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the influence of this weather system, dust-thunderstorm\/rain with isolated hailstorm is expected in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa (Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Malakand, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Peshawar, Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, Khyber, Kohat, Kurram, Hangu, Waziristan, Bannu, Laki Marwat, Karak); Punjab\/Islamabad (Murree, Galiyat, Islamabad\/Rawalpindi, Att\u00adock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Khushab, Joha\u00adrabad, Bhakkar, Layyah, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Lahore, Shei\u00adkhupura, Okara, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahuddin, Sialkot, Narowal), Gilgit Baltistan (Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Guanche, Shigar), Kashmir (Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur) till May 23 with occasional gaps, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It warned that the windstorm and lightning may damage weak structures (electric poles, bill boards, solar panels etc) during the forecast period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Met office also advised farmers to manage their activities in accordance with the dust storm and rain prediction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR(National Times)- Two people lost their lives and 11 were injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). 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