Friday, September 19, 2008

Flashfloods damage schools in Reshun

CHITRAL: Torrential rains and floods late Wednesday night wreaked havoc in Mastuj tehsil especially in Reshun and its surrounding areas.
The residents said flashfloods inundated a number of villages including Booni, Grimlasht and Reshun.
The floods washed away five rooms of Government Girls High School in Reshun and filled the remaining rooms with rubble. The floods also damaged a primary school for boys which had also been affected by floods last year. The flood also destroyed maize crops and damaged embankments of various canals affecting the irrigation system.
The Chitral-Booni road remained closed due to the floods creating inconvenience for commuters and transporters.

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