Two young girls drowned in Budhni Nullah, three kids drowned in Chighor Nullah while another two people were killed in flash floods in Chitral.Following the havoc created by rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Peshawar, Chitral, Charsaddah and Nowshera have been hit hard along with others areas of KP.Budhni Nullah in Peshawar is expected to overflow with flood water sometime tonight and people living in Nowshehra and Charsadda have been issued a red alert and asked to move to safer locations.
So far, 8 houses have been completely destroyed in Gulabad area while dozens have been partially damaged. Due to the overflow in Budhni Nullah, the road connecting Peshawar and Charsaddah has been submerged underwater.
In Chitral, Bonie Road was badly damaged by the flash flood. Over 120 houses and 60 shops have been damaged following the rains.
Meanwhile in Peshawar, on Friday, a rescue operation carried out by an Army team and Rescue 1122 staff managed to shift 35 families to a safer location from Warsak area.
Life boats are being used to transport the population from affected areas to safe locales.
Commissioner Peshawar Sahabzada Anis is supervising the rescue operation along with other high ups.
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