PESHAWAR: At least 17 people have been killed and 23 injured due to the ongoing rains and landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report, 13 houses have been partially damaged and 21 houses have been completely damaged by the rains.

Director General PDMA Muhammad Qaiser Khan said that relief operations are ongoing in the affected districts, measures are being taken to open roads blocked by snowfall and landslides.

Meanwhile, six tourists who were surrounded by heavy snowfall in Malam Jabba have been rescued, the district administration and rescue 1122 have rescued the tourists and moved them to a safe place.

At present PDMA, district administration and all concerned institutions are on alert, PDMA had issued a letter on February 25 to the district administration of all districts for pre-emptive measures.

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On the other hand ,  prolong spell of rain started from Thursday evening has claimed around17  lives in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Apart from humans, reports about perishing of livestock have also been received from authorities of Rescue 1122 KP.