Flash Floods Devastate Buner, Pakistan
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As flash floods continue to ravage Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government on Monday released Rs800 million in relief funds for all affected districts, with an additional Rs 500m specifically for worst-hit Buner.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday sent a detailed relief consignment to Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
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BONER (Dunya News) - Authorities have dismissed false social media claims that 250 children went missing due to devastating floods in the Pir Baba area of Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The school principal clarified that, as a precautionary measure, children were safely relocated to the upper floor of the school following flood warnings.
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has dispatched a mobile health clinic to Buner district to
Under the open sky, beside a mound of broken timber and mud-soaked memories, 48-year-old Saad Ullah digs through debris with a hoe in same hands once bundled firewood for customers are now desperately clawing through the wreckage of his life.
According to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Buner, Kashif Qayyum, the catastrophic floods have wreaked widespread havoc across the district, resulting in the deaths of 401 people and injuries to 671 others.