Biori valley disconnected after havoc flood. Hundreds of house hold besieged.
CHITRAL: Biori valley of Tehsil Drosh some 80 KM from here was totally disconnected after tremendous flood. Some 25 KM long link road from main road to Biori upper was totally damaged due to heavy rain and flash flood. People of the area using mountainous ways on a height for pedestal traffic. Hundred of households have no option to cross this damaged road even to go to Hospitals. People of the area carrying flour, food items and edible things on their back by feet for more than 25 KM taking several hours. Link bridges also have been damaged in the way of the scenic valley. They use wooden piece as bridge on biori river. Even they are shifting their patients in a cot carrying them on wooden pieces on their shoulders. ANP Tehsil Drosh president Shahzada Ziaur Rehman visited the affected area and comfort the aggrieved people. So many houses including a government middle school were also washed away by heavy flood. Standing crops and cultivable land also ruined by flash flood. Affected people of Biori also facing acute shortage of food items and might be faced great starvation if link road was not repaired. People of the affected area also facing great problems due to no drinking water because pipelines of water supply schemes were totally damaged by flood. These people also facing great problems due to no health and medical facilities in the area. A lady patient who was suffering from delivery problem was carrying in a cot on shoulders to cross a wooden piece using for pedestal bridge purposes but she delivered a baby in the way before reaching to hospital. Shahzada Ziaur Rehman president of Awami National Party Tehsil Drosh appeal to high ups of Federal and Provincial government as well international philanthropists to support affected people of Biori and to release special fund for maintenance of only link road so as to restore traffic on the road to entire valley.
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