DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The flood-hit people of Prova tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday demonstrated against the district administration over its failure to extend relief to them in the wake of the flash floods caused by monsoon rains.

They said hill torrents hurtling down the Koh-i-Sulaiman mountain range following torrential rains entered the Prova city, causing extensive damage to houses and other properties. The floods also affected many villages in Daraban and Prova tehsils.

The protesters blocked the Indus Highway by setting old tyres on fire at the Chaudhwan Mor, assailing the district administration for failing to provide assistance to the flood-hit people. They said the floods had also damaged the standing crops.

They said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had visited the affected areas along with JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and announced a relief package for rehabilitation of flood-hit people, but the district administration did not extend any help to the marooned people.