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Rain-related incidents kill 9 and injure over 42 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan.

ByRishav Kothari

Rain-related incidents killed at least 9 people and injured more than 42 across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, Pakistan, over the 24 hours leading up to March 30, 2026. Most casualties were reported in the Bannu district, where six fatalities and over 40 injuries occurred, several of them critical.

At least 9 fatalities and more than 42 injuries were reported across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab provinces, Pakistan, between March 29 and 30.

Six deaths and over 30 injuries were reported in Bannu district following rain-triggered structural collapses, including the collapse of a mosque veranda that killed three people and a house collapse that killed three children.

In Punjab, two people died in a roof collapse in Lahore, while a motorcyclist was killed in Bahawalpur after slipping on a rain-soaked road.

Heavy rainfall since March 25 has caused roofs and walls of houses to collapse in multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to authorities, 17 people have died and 56 have been injured.

Among the deceased are 14 children, one man, and two women, while the injured include 25 men, 5 women, and 26 children, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

A total of 11 houses have been partially damaged. Affected districts include Battagram, Upper Kohistan, Upper Dir, Bajaur, Buner, and Shangla.

Rainfall is expected to continue intermittently, and the public has been advised to avoid unnecessary travel and stay away from vulnerable areas.

Meanwhile, floods, landslides, and thunderstorms across multiple provinces in Afghanistan left at least 28 people dead and 49 injured by Monday, March 30. Afghan authorities said roads, irrigation systems, and agricultural land were damaged, with 1 130 families affected.

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References:

1  ECHO Daily Flash – ERCC – March 30, 2026

2 Pakistan: 9 people killed in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces – News On AIR – March 30, 2026

Featured image credit: News On AIR

Rishav Kothari is Editor-in-Chief of The Watchers, where he runs the newsroom and covers earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather and space weather.

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