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Rains, floods kill dozens in KP
PESHAWAR: The worst ever spate of incessant rains turning deadly floods have claimed dozens of lives all across Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa while many shops, hotels, houses have been completely wiped out by fresh floods on Thursday morning, Geo News reported.Heavy downpours have contributed great havoc in Swat and Shangla districts by sending River Swat in floods, sources said.
As many as 41 persons have died so far in Swat and Shangla districts alone, particularly in Behrin, Madian, Matta, Kanju and Kabal areas.
Police line has been evacuated in Mingora for fear of anticipated floods heading to the area, police told media.
Torrential rains have cut land link of Gilgit-Baltistan to other parts of country whereas floodwater has washed out 7 hotels, 60 shops and 9 houses in Kalam.
Nearly 95 people have died all across Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa as unprecedented rains, thunderstorms, land-sliding, electric shocks and floods and other rain-inflicted incidents have wrecked deadliest havocs all across province.
Hundreds of (Kachay Makanat) mud-made houses have been washed away by floodwater and by heavy downpours in tribal areas meanwhile fierce floodwater from River Swat has entered Charsadda.
Pakistan army has arrived in ill-fated districts upon request of district administrations, sources said.
Over 100 houses have collapsed due to raging floodwater, flowing at 57,000 cusecs through Charsadda and has rendered several people detained in their houses for fear of death.
Floodwater has also played annihilation with ripened crops at fields in many parts throughout KP while people are looking for help from government, local sources told media.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv