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Summary
A huge part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been massively damaged in the furious floods and torrential rains that washed away scores of villages and rendered thousands displaced besides claiming over 1,000 people. The floodwater is, however, receding. According to reports, 116 more dead bodies were recovered from Swat, raising the death toll in this area to 260 while 180 died in Shangla and 560 went missing in Mansehra. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwas Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti is scheduled to visit the affected areas of Swat and Shangla. Thousands of people have taken shelter at Motorway still waiting for aid from the government. The number of deaths caused by surging flash floods and lashing downpours in the country, skidded past 1300 thus far. At least eight hotels and over 300 houses were swept away in floodwater. Also, massive havoc was wrought in Swat and Shangla, where link bridges and thousands of houses were washed away. Eleven members of the same family were killed when the roof of their houses came down on them in Kabal area of Dardial. The province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the worst hit in the recent flooding, as over 567 houses were absolutely razed down to ground by flash floods, 90 highways were damaged, 58 big thoroughfares were closed for traffic; while, 104 people are still unaccounted for. Flood devastation in Punjab The same spell of devastations triggered by driving rains and subsequent flooding is in full swing in Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, where 494 people were killed, raising the overall death toll in the country. New flood tide entered Layyah today, where citys protective embankment is in danger. A high flood tide is expected to pass through Taunsa at around 2pm today, unleashing fears regarding inundation of several localities. At least 110 villages and towns were submerged by Indus River flooding in Taunsa, rendering over 150,000 people homeless. Pak Army is busy with the rescue activities; however, thousands of people are still stranded in flooded areas, amid persistently surging water level in Indus River. According to Flood Control Center, a flood tide of 800,000 cusecs would rage through Taunsa at about 2pm today, which may spell out further devastations in the city. River Indus is on the rise at Layyah. Several small and large localities are feared to be deluged, as another embankment is reported to have capitulated to water pressure in Sahuwala. According to DCO Layyah Javed Iqbal, over one million cusecs of water will enter in Layyah limits in the next 36 hours, posing threat of further damages.
