Pakistan, May 28 -- ISLAMABAD - Severe thunderstorms have swept through northern and central Pakistan, leaving at least 10 people dead and 43 others injured. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) confirmed on Wednesday that strong winds, heavy rains, and flash floods caused widespread damage to homes and crops.

This is the second major storm in less than a week to strike the region. Just days earlier, powerful windstorms had already killed 19 people and injured more than 90 across Islamabad, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Authorities fear that continued bad weather could worsen the situation in the coming days.

Among the recent fatalities, four women and a man died in different areas of Kashmir, while three people lost thei...