Lightning strike kills three including two brothers in Mansehra

Three people, including two brothers, died while one was injured after they were struck by lightning in tehsil Oghi of district Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.

The deceased, who belonged to Goryan village, were herding sheep in a jungle when the calamity befell them.

Those who died were identified as 28-year-old Shafiq, 40-year-old Ahmad and 10-year-old Shakeel, while Sudheer was injured in the incident.

Soon after learning about the incident, Assistant Commissioner Oghi Salim Khan reached the hospital.

Death toll from rain-related incidents in KP go up further

As is the case elsewhere in the country, heavy rains also continue to wreak havoc in KP.

Rains and hailstorms lashed different cities of the province namely Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Waziristan, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan and Kurram on Friday.

Five days ago, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) had said that the death toll from rain-related incidents in KP had risen to 63, with an additional four deaths reported over the past week.

According to the Authority, another 78 individuals sustained injuries, further exacerbating the toll of the ongoing torrential rains.

Reporter: Zubair Awan