Two killed in Chitral floods

CHITRAL: Two persons were killed when a house in Broz Gol was swept away by gushing waters following floods caused by heavy rainfall in the district on Thursday, official sources said.
They said that two women were killed when a house was swept away by floods after heavy rains in Chitral city.The flood waters destroyed several shops and standing crops. The Chitral-Dir road remained closed for all kinds of traffic as the flood damaged the bridge at Broz.
Rainstorm and floods also destroyed several houses in the Kalash valley. These swept away the Khairabad-Drosh bridge. The Garam Chashma road was closed for traffic as in some areas the flood swept away embankments on the riverside.
Our correspondent adds from Mingora: The district administration here Thursday issued the telephone numbers for reporting the damage caused by the monsoon rains and floods in Swat district.
A statement issued from the deputy commissioner office asked the public to call the staff at phone numbers 9240008 and 9240337 to get information about the flood situation or report any damage caused by monsoon rains. It asked the public to provide information about floods after office hours on phone number 9240339.