ISLAMABAD: At least four people were killed and two sustained severe injuries on Tuesday in two separate roof collapse incidents in Peshawar.
In Saeedabad area, roof of a dilapidated house fell down after heavy rain as a result of which 15-year-old Khalid and his 17-year-old sister Asri Gul died on the spot, a private news channel reported.
The sudden death of young children left the mother in trauma and state of shock.
Residents stated that the house was rough and rugged and had become more fragile as heavy rains continue to lash from the past five days.
The two injured were immediately shifted to Lady Reading hospital.
Meanwhile, two people also lost their lives in Regi Model Town after the roof caved in.
At least 11 people have fallen prey to heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till now.
The death toll from torrential rain that has lashed Pakistan for the past five days has risen to 46, authorities said, with collapsed roofs blamed for the fatalities.
Apart from the deaths, 72 injuries were reported and 77 houses damaged, said a statement by the National Disaster Management Authority.
The rain began late Thursday across the country, with the southwestern province of Balochistan and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa worst hit.
