LANDIKOTAL: Torrential rain-triggered flash flood that killed a boy and damaged many houses in Landikotal tehsil in Khyber Agency, sources said on Tuesday.

The sources said that the rain followed by flash floods swept away a 15-year-old boy in Chengikhel area of Landikotal tehsil. The victim was identified as Haji Akbar. The body was later recovered five kilometers away in Katakhushta area on the Jamrud tehsil.

Two others identified as Sadiq Afridi and Kochay Afridi were wounded when their pickup truck fell into a ditch in Bazar Zakhakhel area of Landikotal tehsil in Khyber Agency. The driver of the pickup lost control due to slippery road and the vehicle plunged into ravine, the sources added.

Meanwhile, reports came from Loey Shalman, Kam Shalman, Shinolo border village, Tirah, Bazar Zakhakhel and other far-flung areas said that heavy rain damaged several homes and destroyed standing crops. Also, the flash flood caused damage to Peshawar-Tokham road. Hundreds of vehicles including passenger coaches and heavy trucks remained stranded at various localities of Landikotal.