A severe storm in north-west Pakistan, dubbed a "mini-cyclone", has killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said on Monday, raising their previous death toll.

Intense rain and strong winds buffeted the city of Peshawar and adjacent districts late Sunday, felling trees, causing dozens of roofs and walls to collapse and blocking many roads.

"At least 44 people have been killed and 202 wounded. The storm followed by heavy rain and hailstorm has severely damaged wheat crops and orchards," told the Provincial Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani.

Electricity was still suspended in Peshawar and in parts of two nearby districts, Nowshera and Charsadda.

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