Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan, officials said on June 11. "At least 12 people were buried alive after the roofs and walls of their houses collapsed," Taimur Ali Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management authority told the AFP news agency. The storms hit four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province late on June 10, with 15 people killed in the Bannu district, including five siblings aged between two and 11. More than 140 people were injured and over 200 livestock died, he said.
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