212 killed in rain-related accidents in Pakistan

Local residents use a horse drawn cart to pass through floodwaters in Sarband area on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, April 5, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

ISLAMABAD - At least 212 people were killed, 188 injured and 1,428 houses collapsed in separate rain-triggered accidents in parts of Pakistan over the last month, authorities said Saturday.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that the country's northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was the worst hit where 104 people were killed, 78 others injured and 359 houses collapsed in separate accidents of roof collapse and landsliding caused by torrential rains.

The northwest tribal area was also badly affected by the rains where 31 people were killed, 38 others injured and 61 houses collapsed in the rain-related accidents.

In a separate incident in Orakzai Agency of the tribal belt, seven laborers were killed and 10 others injured when a coal mine caved in due to landsliding caused by heavy rains.

The northeast Pakistan administered Kashmir area was also badly affected by the rains where 21 people were killed, 17 others injured and 771 houses collapsed, said the report.

The country's south Balochistan province also received heavy rains which affected the lives of many people.