Pakistan, July 23 -- At least 13 people, including nine children, died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over the last 48 hours. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported that three others were injured during heavy monsoon rains. These rains, typical between June and September, have caused flash floods and damage in many parts of KP and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Swat district suffered the most casualties, with six children and one woman killed by flash floods and a house collapse. Buner saw three deaths during severe thunder and lightning; a woman and her child died in a thunder strike, while an eight-year-old boy was swept away. In Bajaur, two brothers aged 21 and five drowned, although their mother was res...