Heavy rains killed eight folks, principally kids, and injured 12 within the north-west of Pakistan, officers have stated.

Downpours in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province induced rooms to break down, crushing the folks inside, based on Anwar Shahzad, a spokesperson for the native catastrophe administration authority.

Mr Shahzad stated three of the lifeless have been siblings aged between three and 7 from the identical household. The casualties occurred prior to now 24 hours, he added.

Pakistan has this 12 months skilled a delay in winter rains, which began in February as an alternative of November. Monsoon and winter rains trigger harm in Pakistan yearly.

Earlier this month, round 30 folks died in rain-related incidents within the north-west.

Across the border in Afghanistan, heavy rainfall on March 29 and 30 destroyed greater than 1,500 acres of agricultural land, inflicting extreme harm to tons of of houses and significant infrastructure like bridges and roads in seven provinces, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated on Saturday.

The provinces most affected are northern Faryab, jap Nangarhar, and central Daikundi.

It is the third time that the northern area has skilled flooding in lower than a month, with seven folks killed and 384 households affected by heavy rains, the UN company stated.