{"id":21657,"date":"2025-08-18T16:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21657"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:43:42","slug":"4-die-in-swabi-as-cloudburst-triggers-flood-landslides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/18\/4-die-in-swabi-as-cloudburst-triggers-flood-landslides\/","title":{"rendered":"4 die in Swabi as cloudburst triggers flood, landslides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan is reeling under one of the deadliest monsoon seasons in recent memory, with relentless rains and surging floodwaters inundating vast swathes of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 657 people have died and more than 920 injured since June 26 across the country, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), as cloudbursts, flash floods, house collapses and lightning strikes continue to batter communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) remains the worst-hit province, with over 300 deaths, where remote mountainous districts such as Buner have become the epicentre of tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh rains gripped parts of the country on Monday, compounding the misery of millions. In Mardan, heavy showers drenched the city and its outskirts, while Nowshera recorded thunderous rainfall across different localities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloudburst and landslides wreaked havoc in Swabi, submerging several houses and leaving at least four people dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to hospital sources, two women and two children died and seven people were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Sarkoi Payan area of Swabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Commissioner Swabi Nasrullah Khan said several houses were submerged in Dalori village due to cloudburst-triggered flash flood, while landslides have also occurred at various places due to the mountainous area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Swat\u2019s Mingora, torrential downpours paralysed daily life, while nearby Malakand also recorded significant rainfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan is reeling under one of the deadliest monsoon seasons in recent memory, with relentless<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[215,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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