Landslides Passengers stranded in Kaghan valley for hours

MANSEHRA: Tourists and passengers travelling between Khyber Pakhtun- khwa and Gilgit-Baltistan remained stranded in Kaghan valley for many hours after the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road was blocked to traffic after landslides in the Paghal area on Thursday.

The rainy water gushed out from nearby mountains in the Paghal area brought mud and boulders with it blocking the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road to all sorts of traffic for many hours.The motorists and passengers, who travelled in buses and wagons, remained stranded in long queues of vehicles on both sides of the artery connecting KP with GB.

They left for their respective destinations after the administration cleared the blocked portion of the artery.Meanwhile, the flash floods in Manor stream swelled again with the start of a fresh rain spell in the Balakot tehsil.

The floods in the stream had swept away the central bridge, blocking Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road to all sorts of traffic for two weeks on July 30.The district administration warned the tourists planning trips to Kaghan and Manor valleys in the rest of August to strictly follow the travelling guidelines as a fresh spell of monsoon started in the division on August 12 could cause landslides and floods in both valleys.