Staff Correspondent
BOONI: Rockfalls in Werkhop cause damages to houses and other properties after heavy rainfall.
Several houses, livestock shelters, storage rooms, boundary walls and agricultural fields were damaged after huge rocks rolled down a mountainside following two days of continuous rainfall in the area.
According to local sources, the rockfalls in Werkhop caused significant damage to private properties, leaving several families facing heavy financial losses.
The kitchen and livestock shelter of Abdul Sattar were damaged by the falling rocks. The kitchen of Faiz Ahmed was completely destroyed, while a storage room on his property also sustained damage.
Similarly, four livestock shelters belonging to Yakhifullah were completely destroyed.
The roofs of the residential houses of Uzairur Rehman and Abdullah were also damaged.
In another incident, the roof, boundary wall and trees at the house of Uzair Lal suffered damage.
Meanwhile, the tin roofing of the house of Shafi Farooq, a resident of Tharandor in Werkhop, was damaged. His cultivated agricultural land also suffered losses as large rocks rolled down from the mountain and struck his house.
The affected families have suffered considerable financial losses due to the incident.
Local residents have appealed to the Upper Chitral district administration and relevant government departments to immediately visit the affected areas, conduct a comprehensive assessment of the damages and provide emergency assistance to the affected families.
They have also called for urgent rehabilitation measures and effective steps to protect vulnerable settlements from further rockfalls and landslides, particularly during periods of heavy rainfall.
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