Several towns inundated as flood in Indus, Chitral rivers causes devastation
At least fifty villages have been disconnected from Ghotki, over a hundred inundated in Layyah
RAHIM YAR KHAN (Dunya News) – The floods in Indus River and Chitral River have caused several villages and towns to inundate, Dunya News reported.
According to details, at least fifty villages have been disconnected from Ghotki while over a hundred villages have been inundated in Layyah.
Dozens of towns in Rahim Yar Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan have also been struck by the inundation while dozens of houses have also been affected in various areas including Kalash Valley.
According to details, the embankment at Rasulpur area of Rahim Yar Khan could not bear the pressure of the flood wave and broke down, causing several areas including Rasulpur, Kacha Mahazi, Kacha Chohan to inundate.
At least eight villages have also been flooded in Muzaffargarh area and the local administration has established as many as eighteen relief camps to deal with the emergency.
Meanwhile, there’s an upper level flood in River Chitral after rains in the upper areas of Chitral district. An emergency has been imposed in the area.
The heavy rain in Azad Kashmir’s area of Bagh has caused the Mahil and Malwani drains to flood. This has resulted in inundation of land spread across hundreds of acres whereas several roads have been disconnected because of the land sliding.
In Balochistan’s Harnai area, Narri River Bank also has flood-like situation.
