The Provincial Catastrophe Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Thursday that recent rains and sudden floods had killed 393 people and injured 190 through Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while temperatures are starting to facilitate and new precipitation is planned in several districts.
The agency said that people killed included 300 men, 53 women and 40 children, while the wounded were 145 men, 27 women and 18 children. A total of 1,618 houses were damaged, including 1,185 partially and 433 completely destroyed.
Buner was the most affected district with 234 dead, followed from 42 in Swabi. The other affected districts include Swat, Bajaur, Manshra, Shangla, Lower Dir and Battagram.
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The PDMA ordered local administrations to speed up rescue operations and provide immediate assistance. Its emergency operations center remains active, with an assisted line of assistance (1700) to report emergencies.
The meteorological department said that the temperatures in the province, including Peshawar, began to decrease, with a clearer drop in the hilly regions. The rain with thunder and lightning is probably in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand and Shangla.
Similar conditions are planned for upper Kohistan and bottom, Kohistan, Kolai Palas, Battagram, Torghar, Manshra and Haripur, while Abbottabad, Bajaur and Kurram could also see storms with winds.
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Talk to The Express PK Press ClubThe expert in the event of disaster and climate change Fatima Yamin said that Pakistan must invest more in long -term resilience rather than in a short -term response. “Attenuation and adaptation are important, but they are often over-type. What needs more investments is preparation and prevention, because they can both prepare us for what will happen and prevent large-scale damage to infrastructure, in particular houses and schools, “she added.
Yamin added that the lack of disaster insurance or immediate compensation makes families vulnerable. “People must rebuild their livelihoods from scratch,” she said, warning that uncontrolled extraction, deforestation and industrialization aggravate the impact of extreme weather events.
On the international positioning of Pakistan, Yamin said that greater transparency was essential. “We seem to invest more of our internal resources in humanitarian response rather than prevention and preparation. Governments and international organizations provide adaptation and attenuation financing, but we do not clearly show how we spend in these areas of our national income, not just loans and subsidies, “she said.
