PESHAWAR:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday claimed that around 300,000 people had been affected by flash floods in the north of Chitral.
He said 26 villages were worst hit by floods.
The minister said upper parts of Chitral was cut-off, while in Kuragh, raging currents washed away Chitral-Booni Road, stranding around 200,000 people.
He said Kalash valley with a population of 25,000 and Lotkuh tehsil with a population of over 60,000 were also cut off.
Ghani said the government had allocated Rs140 million for the rehabilitation of flood-affected infrastructure in Chitral.
