BOONI, Aug 15: The army repaired the Chitral-Mastuj road near Kuragh and opened it for light traffic on Saturday. The road was damaged on July 17, cutting off the whole upper Chitral with the rest of the district. The people of upper Chitral faced immense hardship while reaching their destinations. The passengers, including women and […]
Report Sultan Mehmood CHITRAL, Aug 2: Volunteers from FOCUS Search and Rescue Team (SART), Disaster Assessment Response Team (DART) and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) continue relief operations in the flood-affected areas of Chitral. According to latest figures, the floods have totally damaged 1037 houses – 575 totally and partially 462 partially – in various
Report SN Peerzada BOONI, July 29: The glaciers in Chitral have become a perpetual threat to human lives and settlements in the rugged valley, especially in the wake of the climatic changes around the globe. “For the past 10 years, climate change induced disasters have taken momentum in the valley, particularly the floods caused by
Alhaj Muhammad Khan & S.N. Peerzada CHARUN/BOONI, July 24: The death toll from the flash floods that hit Mulkhow villages has increased to 22 people, a senior district governmet official in Chitral confirmed. He said 10 villages in the area had been washed away and tents were being arranged for the displaced people. The whole
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CHITRAL: Projects launched in phases in Chitral minimized the losses from glacial outburst floods recently recorded in Bindu Gol etc. The damages to means of livelihood, including agricultural lands and orchards, were beyond calculation. Pakistan GLOF Project, one of the initiatives to create awareness and prepare the communities against the floods, has been working in
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