Vast areas have been inundated by floods
Heavy floods in Chitral washed away dozens of houses, destroyed roads and bridge links, forcing hundreds of people to relocate.
A number of houses were submerged in the village of Awan in Lower Chitral after an increase in the flow of river Chitral#FloodsInPakistan #Chitral pic.twitter.com/kcFyeS6wom
— Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan (@AlkhidmatOrg) July 22, 2023
8 houses were severely damaged due to heavy floods in Dunin and Koghuzi villages. In Koghuzi, 4 shops, motorcycles and several cattle sheds were washed away in the relay. At Koghuzi, all kinds of traffic has been stopped due to the bridge being swept away.
Early morning floods have caused havoc on broken infrastructure of Chitral. Flash floods have swept away Kari Bridge as well as a stretch of Chitral-Booni Road at Nirdeth Gol near Chitral Town. River Chitral in high flood. #climatechange pic.twitter.com/fQV1OUKzIh — Manzoor Ali (@Manzoor) July 22, 2023
The bridge at Kari in Chitral collapsed and fell into the river. The heavy flood swept away the 4 ancient poplar trees of the royal fort of Chitral. According to local sources, the royal fort of Chitral is also expected to be damaged by the flood.
Floods in my home town Chitral pic.twitter.com/tJRq4wKYBC
—Dr. Doom (@MSK_Elham) July 22, 2023
The flood has raised the level of river Chitral to dangerous levels and a large area of Awan town has been submerged. Thousands of acres of land, orchards and standing crops were washed away by the flood. The canal system and roads have been severely damaged. As a result of the floods, there is a risk of increasing the damages.
People have started mass migration in the affected areas.
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