Incessant monsoon rains caused the Swat River to overflow its banks, sweeping away several buildings in Bahrain.
As a result of high level flood in Swat river, rain water entered houses and historic mosque of Kalam, landslides led to closure of Swat Motorway while more landslides are expected.
On the other hand, the road between Bahrain and Madin was washed away in a flash flood, Madin-Bahrain road has been closed for traffic.
According to the Motorway Police, Swat Expressway is partially closed at Pillai due to landslides, traffic coming from Islamabad, Peshawar is being diverted through Pillai Interchange.
The spokesperson of the Motorway Police said that the traffic coming from Swat has been blocked at Chakdra.
Alert issued for tourists
An alert has been issued for residents and tourists in Bahrain and Kalam due to the flood situation.
According to NHA, flood situation has occurred in Swat due to heavy rain, tourists and locals in Swat should avoid non-essential travel, N95 and N90 from Bahrain to Kalam section is very bad.
According to the NHA spokesperson, the flood has also affected the approach road, Kalam highway and roads along with Bahrain bridge.
On the other hand, a hotel located on the bank of Swat river in Kalam has been washed away in the river, the hotel was already evacuated, there was no loss of life.
Due to flood situation in Swat river, many hotels in nearby places have been evacuated.
