Calamitous rainfall with cloudburst and thunderbolt and flooding claimed at least 16 lives in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa citing a spokesperson. Four houses completely destroyed in cloudburst last night. A rescue spokesperson said that seven people have been still untraced in Salarzai. Five persons died and four others injured as the rooftop of a house collapsed in Lower Dir. A vehicle swept away in floodwater flow of a nullah in Balakot Bassian leaving two dead and one person injured.

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