Swat powerhouse dam breach toll soars to 12 in Pakistan
'Pakistan Times' Foreign Desk

SWAT: Death toll in powerhouse dam breach in Kalam area of Swat in northwestern Pakistan was climbed to 12, as rescue workers were searching for 13 missing people.

According to police flooding by rainwater caused the powerhouse dam breach washing away three nearby houses. According to local people at least 25 people were living in these houses.

Police rescuers and local villagers were searching for 13 missing people but there was no word on their fate.

Rescue workers have recovered 12 dead bodies from the water and some of the deceased were identified as Shazia, Shaheen, Fazal Alam and two young girls Umaira and Shamim.●