The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Monday released Rs800 million in relief funds for flood-hit districts and an additional Rs500 million for district Buner, the worst-affected area, as the death toll from devastating floods climbed to 341 across the province.

According to official figures, Buner reported the highest number of casualties with 222 deaths, including 192 men, 28 women, and 21 children.

At least 240 houses were damaged, of which 139 were destroyed and 281 partially damaged.

In Swat’s Mingora, several houses collapsed, while heavy rains and landslides wreaked havoc in Peshawar, Swabi, Nowshera, and Mardan.

In Swabi alone, flash floods and torrential rains have claimed 11 lives and left 20 people injured.

On the special directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has dispatched 89 trucks loaded with relief goods to the affected districts.

The consignments include tents, mattresses, blankets, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, floor mats, mosquito nets, generators, and other daily-use items.

The PDMA stated that apart from cash disbursements to local administrations, the government has ensured the immediate availability of relief supplies to stabilise the situation in the worst-hit areas.