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Severe Devastating Monsoon Floods in Yarkhoon Valley Chitral

July 25, 2023 No Comments

Yarkhoon valley is located in the district Chitral, KPK and is an administrative unit. The valley consists of a total of 39 villages and many small settlements. As the Monsoon season has been ongoing since early July as forecasted by the PMD, it has now reached its peak with various villages suffering from flash floods […]

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