Islamabad, Aug. 16 -- A total of 225 people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province during the past 48 hours, raising the death toll to 541 since the onset of the monsoon season on June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Saturday.
According to rescue organisations, the torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning strikes have wreaked havoc in parts of the province, leaving many missing and widespread destruction in their wake.
"Entire families have been swept away as floods inundated villages, while landslides triggered by the relentless downpours have blocked key roads and cut off access to remote areas," Muhammad Khalid, a volunteer working with Alk...