Torrential rains and flash floods in the tribal districts of northern Pakistan in recent days have killed at least 43 people, injured 54 others and damaged hundreds of houses, officials said Friday.
Of the total deaths, 27 are women and children, a spokesman for Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) said, adding that in North Waziristan district alone 15 children and a woman lost their lives while 21 others were injured.
The rains have damaged scores of house in the merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Army helicopters were employed in some areas to rescue stranded people.
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