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The Kabul River near Nowshera is at risk of major floods due to a 300,000 cusec rise in water levels, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) flood warning cell warned on Saturday.

The Adezai Bridge near the Kabul River was also under risk of heavy floods, the cell added.

The Indus River was readily able to accept 315,282 cusecs of water, according to the most recent reports, which were received about 3 pm. Water levels in the Kabul River have not increased.

The water level may drop during the next two hours, according to the District Administration Nowshera"s Information and Public Relations Cell.

The Jundi River"s water levels climbed in the meantime, potentially causing high-level floods on the highway.

Shortly after the Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) issued a warning that the Indus River may approach high to very high flood levels in Kalabagh and Chashma, the flood warning cell made its notification.

The PMD predicts that water levels might climb by up to 700,000 cusecs, and that the severe flooding would last through August 27 and 28.

To prevent loss of life and property, they urged all relevant authorities to be vigilant and take "all essential precautions."

Thirty visitors, including women and children, were stranded in the Karamat Valley in Lower Dir as a result of the floodwaters.

Only a helicopter can save the tourists, according to the concerned officials.

Charsadda floods

At the Munda Headworks Bridge near Charsadda, severe floods persisted. During last night"s horrific rain-induced floods, the bridge that managed the River Swat"s water flow collapsed.

The bridge"s collapse cut off Tangi Tehsil"s access to Peshawar and halted travel through Shabqadar and Mohmand.

Tangi residents will now need to go through Peshawar to get to Charsadda.

Due to the bridge falling in the middle of the night, Matta, Tangi, and Patang were all affected; nevertheless, people are currently working on relief efforts.

Relief efforts

Helicopters dropped off the first shipment of food to flood victims in Swat Valley. Families in Kalam who had experienced flooding received ration parcels.

The victims were fed by helicopter in the Tehsil Kabal in Swat.
Army flood assistance hotline

The Inter-Services Public Relations said on Saturday that an Army Flood Relief helpline had also been set up and that the Universal Access Number (UAN) 1135 could be used to contact helpdesks located around Pakistan.

The UAN 1125"s flood aid desk could be contacted for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the military"s media wing noted.