Flood vigilance heightened across KP

PESHAWAR: The respective bodies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government have heightened flood vigilance across the province as rains increased water levels in major rivers and raised the threat of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in northern districts.

According to the daily flood report issued by the Flood Cell of the Irrigation Department in the provincial metropolis, river discharge levels remained high but within normal limits across most of the rivers at various points.

The Indus River, one of the major waterways streaming down the province, witnessed substantial flow of water at several locations on Wednesday.

At Jinnah Barrage, the inflow reached 261,331 cusecs while the outflow stood at 253,493 cusecs - both marked as “low” in terms of flood risk, though still considerable in volume.