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Two incidents of avalanche and landslides happened during the night between 17 and 18 February in district Chitral, killing eight people and injuring others.
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In Rech valley, an avalanche killed one person and injured three others. In a landslide in Lowari tunnel, 14 people of a SAMBU company got trapped. The army, Chitral Scouts and others rescued seven, while seven others lost their lives.
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Earlier this month, 13 people were killed and 20 homes destroyed by avalanches and heavy rain - while the death toll in neighbouring Afghanistan rose to almost 200.