Roiling river: Residents looking at the Swat River, which is overflowing due to pre-monsoon heavy rains, on the outskirts of Mingora. — AP
Flash flooding in the mountainous northwest has killed 11 people, including several children, at the start of the monsoon season, disaster management officials said.
“In the past 24 hours, flash floods and landslides have claimed the lives of 11 people – including four children and three women – while six others have been injured,” according to a report issued on Friday by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial disaster management agency.
