KP: Heavy rains have flooded Chitral river, washed away bridges, houses and crops
\Due to heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, high-level floods in Chitral river caused havoc, bridges, police posts, houses, mosques, gardens and crops were washed away, while traffic flow was also suspended due to road closures.
16 houses were flooded by floods in Goleen Valley, Section 144 was imposed in Lower Chitral in view of rains and floods.
Due to heavy rains in Chitral, floods from the mountains caused flooding in the rivers and the river overflowed, blocking the Chitral, Mastoj, Shandur road.
Crops, gardens, mosques and houses were severely damaged by the floods, along with the Rila police post, the Kogzi bridge was also washed away, and the water supply to the area was completely cut off.
According to the district administration, the restoration work of the water supply scheme will be started as soon as the rains stop and the roads are restored.
Chitral Mastoj Road has been closed for all traffic due to river erosion at Rision Shadir.
The administration has appealed to the people to avoid taking firewood from the river and avoid going near the river.
Last year after torrential rains, a temporary road was made by filling the drain with mud which has been washed away in the flood channel, Gilgit and Upper Chitral Road, Kalash Valley Road and Shishi Koh Valley Road have also been closed due to flood situation.
On the other hand, there is a flood situation in Mansehra due to heavy rain, most of the roads have been blocked, bridges, houses, gardens and crops have been damaged, Kaghan Highway has also been blocked due to landslides at various places. has gone
On the other hand, the President of Hotel Association says that all tourists stranded in Naran are safe, stranded tourists will be given free accommodation and 50% discount on food.