2 killed in roof collapse amid torrential rainfall in KP's Swabi

2 killed in roof collapse against the backdrop of torrential rainfall in KP's Swabi.

Key points

• While the injured were identified as Fareeq's wife, 45, and their son Awais, 30, the dead were identified as Mohammad Fareeq, 50, and his daughter, 28.
• The spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Swabi, Luqman Khan, informed Dawn that the family was sleeping when the roof of the house in the Azadkhel area caved in.
• Rescue 1122 remarked that the teams had responded to multiple building collapses in Swabi due to heavy rainfall.
• Khan remarked the injured and bodies were taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.

2 killed in roof collapse against the backdrop of torrential rainfall in KP's Swabi. Muqaddam Khan Published August 20, 2026 Updated August 20, 2026 11: 05am. Add Dawn as a trusted source.

While two others were critically injured, Rescue 1122 authorities stated on Thursday, SWABI: A man and his daughter were killed as the roof of their home collapsed due to torrential rain in Topi tehsil.

In practice, the spokesperson for Rescue 1122 Swabi, Luqman Khan, informed Dawn that the family was sleeping when the roof of the house in the Azadkhel area caved in.

He remarked that the sound alerted the neighbours. This person informed the rescue service, adding that locals had begun rescue efforts before the office-holders arrived on the scene.

Meanwhile, Rescue 1122 remarked that the teams had responded to multiple building collapses in Swabi due to heavy rainfall.

While rescue services shifted two residents to a safe location in Jarandu Nahr and evacuated five others from Azamabad Chowki, no casualties were documented when a bank building collapsed.

In a separate statement, it remarked that more than 300 residents had been evacuated to safer areas against the backdrop of flash floods and landslides due to the torrential rain.

For context, the Met Office has predicted heavy rainfall with isolated torrential rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swabi, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Hangu, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar and Mardan until Aug 21. It additionally cautioned of urban flooding in Swabi's low-lying areas.

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