PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved an additional Rs2.5 billion for relief and rehabilitation activities in flood-affected areas of the province. In this regard, a summary has been approved by the provincial cabinet through circulation. Besides, a letter has also been written by the establishment and administration department to the relief and rehabilitation department […]
BUNI (UPPER CHITRAL): Because of the climatic changes, people in Upper Chitral district have been facing a variety of natural calamities and disasters during in this year starting with unexpected rains and glacier outburst floods (GLOFs) and flash floods. So far this year, there have been intermittent disasters and emergency situations as a result of
[Picture of damaged house by Musa Syeed] YARKHUN: A humanitarian crisis is brewing in the remote Yarkhun valley of Upper Chitral with the already poor road and Telenor communication services collapsing in the wake of the incessant rains and floods. Damage to optical fibre cables and power outages have also disrupted internet and telephone services
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The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has declared a rain emergency in several districts of the province till August 30 after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) warned of “high to very high floods” in the Swat River. Key developments: Emergency declared in several KP districts till Aug 30 in view of floods Bridges, schools
RESHUN: Rain and flooding in streams and dry nullahs continued across Chitral, adding to the miseries of people and causing more damages to their properties. Bindugol has again flooded and blocked the flow of the river due to which the bridge in front of Shogram is likely to ve affected cutting links between areas on
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