On Friday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government declared an emergency in Swat after the extreme flooding in the district reached out of control following record rains. As per reports, provincial authorities are facing difficulty in rescuing affected families from hill stations of Swat, Dir, and Chitral. The state of emergency will be in effect until August 30 for relief efforts in flood-affected areas of Swat, a notification by the KP relief department stated.
