MARDAN, April 15 Eleven people were killed in different incidents triggered by heavy rain in different parts of the province on Wednesday.

Five members of a family, including two children, were killed when the roof of the house of Taj Mohammad, a bicycle mechanic, collapsed in the Miankhel village in Mardan.

Those killed were identified as Taj Mohammad, 55, his wife Jamila, son Talah and daughters Mahnoor and Nayab. Two other children, Ijaz and Sidra, were rescued. District Nazim Himayatullah Mayar announced Rs500,000 as compensation for the family.

PESHAWAR Three people were killed in rain-related incidents in the provincial capital, APP reports.

The roof of a house of an Afghan refugee, Matiullah, collapsed due to heavy rain in the Sangu Bala area of Sarband, killing his three-year-old son Adil Khan.

In the Paoka area of Pishtakhara, the wall of a house of Mursaleen collapsed in which his 14-year-old daughter Zarmina died.

In another incident, the roof of a house of Azam Khan caved in, killing his son Sher Dil and injuring his wife.

At least nine people were injured in rain-related incidents in various parts of the provincial capital, who were admitted to the Lady Reading Hospital.

LANDI KOTAL A woman and two minor children were killed when the roof of a mud house collapsed in the remote village of Chora in Jamrud, Khyber Agency, on Wednesday.

Heavy rain and hailstorm lashed Landi Kotal and Torkham areas on Wednesday.

SWABI NWFP Anjuman-i-Kashthkaran general secretary Ismail Jan Khan has said recent rains have badly affected tobacco and wheat crops in the province.

He told journalists on Wednesday that the expected wheat production was difficult to be achieved and the rains had caused more damage to wheat crop in low-lying areas.

“The wheat crop is in critical phase of production. It badly needs clear weather, but the region received rains continuously during the last few days.”

He said one side of the grains of the harvested wheat crop had turned black, which had not only reduced the yield but also affected the quality of the crop.