Thousands stuck in KP owing to torrential rain, five killed due to landsliding
Last updated on: 26 July,2019 05:29 pm
Thousands stuck in Balakot after land sliding, three killed.
BALAKOT (Dunya News) – Thousands of tourists have been trapped in Balakot and Jalkhand after land sliding, and five persons – including two siblings – lost their lives after flooding in Jalkhand Nullas and other parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reported Dunya News on Friday.
As per details, the visitors – stranded for two days – are facing shortage of food and fuel is running out of vehicles as Naran-Babusar Top Road remained blocked for second day.
Balakot Assistant Commissioner told that Kaghan Road is blocked at eight points between Jalkhand and Borawai due to land sliding, and called for helicopter service from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for rescue work.
Furthermore, the Flood Forecasting Division (FFCD) has predicted high floods in River Jhelum and Chenab. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) released a report stating people and places effected by the heavy rain, landsliding and various accidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). PDMA stated that five people including children died whereas 18 got injured. It destructed five homes and partial damaged a school.
Naran-Kumrat road, closed by land sliding in Balakot area, has been cleared for traffic. Two vehicles were rescued in a land sliding accident. The district administration as well as the Pak Army participated in the rescue of those affected by the land sliding.
A warning issued for high to very high floods in upstream of river Chenab at Marala and its downstream along with River Chenab owing to torrential rain across the country.
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFCD) has warned that the highest level of floods could occur at Mangla Dam in river Jhelum, whereas in Chenab, maximum level floods are expected in Marala in next 20 hours.
According to the FFCD, moderate flooding is likely at Nowshera and Tarbela in the Kabul and Sindh rivers.
Earlier today, persistent torrential rain badly disrupted life across several urban cities of Pakistan on Thursday, turning streets into rivulets, causing traffic jams, upsetting power supply in many areas and also claiming two lives, in Islamabad,
Weather Forecast for Friday Widespread rains/wind-thunderstorm is expected in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Hazara, Malakand, Peshawar, Mardan divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir, while at scattered places in Kohat, Bannu, D.I.Khan, Zhob, Kalat, Sibbi, Naseerabad, D.G Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur divisions and Gilgit Baltistan.
Heavy to very heavy falls are also expected at scattered places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions, Islamabad and Kashmir.