Lahore: At least 20 people have died in floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in northwest Pakistan.
20 people have been confirmed dead as floods wreak havoc
in Mardan and Swabi of northwest Pakistan, Geo TV reported
today.
The deaths occurred mainly due to collapse of roofs as a
number of villages were inundated when floods hit the areas,
it said.
A top government official, Khalid Khan Omarzai, in the
affected districts said that the rains flooded drains passing
through villages, sweeping away scores of mud houses and
damaging others.
A large number of the 2 million refugees displaced by
Pakistani army`s offensive against the Taliban in the Swat
Valley and its neighboring districts have taken shelter in the
Mardan and Swabi region.
Bureau Report
