{"id":279677,"date":"2022-08-26T14:51:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=279677"},"modified":"2022-08-26T14:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T09:51:04","slug":"rain-emergency-declared-in-swat-as-residents-brace-for-high-to-very-high-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/rain-emergency-declared-in-swat-as-residents-brace-for-high-to-very-high-floods\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain emergency declared in Swat as residents brace for \u2018high to very high\u2019 floods"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has declared a rain emergency in the Swat district with immediate effect till August 30 after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) warned of \u201chigh to very high floods\u201d in the Swat River.<\/p>\n

The decision was taken on the recommendation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).<\/p>\n

In a notification issued on Friday, KP\u2019s Provincial Emergency Operations Centre said that water flows in River Swat at Khawazakhela point and its tributaries\/nullahs had reached high to very high flood levels \u2014 227,899 cusecs \u2014 which \u201cmay result in a dangerous situation for communities living nearby\u201d.<\/p>\n

It has directed the deputy commissioners of Swat, Lower Dir, Malakand, Mohmand, Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar to immediately identify vulnerable points and communities at risk to devise mitigation and safety measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaintain enhanced alert level and monitor the developing situation to reduce reaction and response times,\u201d the centre said, calling for the sensitisation of people living on the banks of the rivers about the increase in water flows.<\/p>\n

\u201cMake announcements for timely evacuation of the at-risk population from low-lying\/flood-prone areas as per evacuation plans,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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