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Summary
The death toll caused by the merciless floods and continuous rains reached 181 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa making it the worst ever flood in decades. Reportedly, an avalanche killed as many as 49 people in Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. As per sources, the locals managed to retrieve some 16 dead bodies on self-help basis while 33 are still trapped. Inclement weather hampered the rescue effort making the rescue teams find it hard to reach the accident site. Flash floods caused by heavy downpours killed 200 people in the province while 100 have been perished in Shangla alone with 800 houses wiped out. The district has also been cut off from rest of the country. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 40 link bridges have been washed away in the rains while thousands of the afectees still await the aid by the government. As per a report by the Provincial Disaster Management, efforts are on to evict the 16,000 people marooned at several places. Thousands of houses have been damaged in Charsadda, Bannu, Kohat, Malakand, DI Khan and Nowshehra. The floodwater damaged ripe crops in a suburban area of Mohib Banda, where the locals scale their roofs and try to salvage their cattle and valuables. Erosion also hit the thoroughfares including the GT Road. The report added that 23 people have been killed in Hazara Division, where the stranded people are desperately waiting for government aid.
