At least twenty houses were severely damaged, while crops were destroyed and trees were uprooted due to floods in Daril Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan’s (GB) Diamer district, authorities said on Friday.
The assistant commissioner of Daril, Waseem Abbas, told Dawn.com that the flood occurred at 6am on Friday due to heavy rains, which engulfed the Gamari area and resulted in damage to twenty houses, of which five were completely demolished.
“In addition, crops and trees were also damaged,” Abbas said, adding that there were reports of flooding in other drains as well.
According to locals, many people fled when the flood hit, with dozens moving to safer places.
More to follow.
