PESHAWAR / GILGIT / BAHAWALPUR / ISLAMABAD / SUKKUR / DG KHAN:
Around 300,000 families in upper and lower Chitral have been affected by flash floods induced by torrential monsoon rains and fast-melting glaciers.
Around 60,000 families have been affected in Mastuj, 25,000 in Kalash valleys and the remaining in other parts of the district, including Boni, Garam Chashma and Orghoch.
Declaring an emergency in the district, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved Rs140 million for restoration of link roads and relief activities.
