PESHAWAR, Aug 27 (ABC): Flood has destroyed a portion of Tangi bridge near Monda headworks disconnected traffic between Peshawar and Tangi tehsil in Charsadda district According to district administration Charsadda, the high floods in Rivers Swat and Kabul have inundated low laying areas in Charsadda and Nowshera districts affected thousands of people.
Mohib Banda, Bara Banda, Pashtoon Ghari and villages near bank of the river Kabul were flooded where rescue workers shifted people to safer places with the help of boats. Relief camps were setup at Pabbi and Nowshera for flood victims. Most of people visited to their relatives for stay.
The gushing water also swept away cattle and destroyed standing crops. Chief Minister KP has allowed his helicopter to be used for floods relief operations. Deputy Commissioner Nowshera has urged people to immediately shift to safer places as 3 lakh cusec water was passing in River Kabul at Nowshera.
Water level has started receding in River Punjkora Dir and foods besides non food items are being provided to flood victims in relief camps in Swat. On the directives of the Prime Minister, the PM Adviser Amir Muqam has visited flood hit Swat and Bajaur and met with affectees. He directed Wapda officials to expedite work on electricity restoration in flood hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.