Tourist Tragedy In Swat Highlights Rising Threat Of Climate Disasters In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
SWAT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, JUN 28 – The KP government shut down all hotels along the Swat River and launched an anti-encroachment operation after flash floods killed 11 tourists, officials said.
- On June 27, 2025, a sudden surge in water swept away 17 members of a Sialkot family while they were enjoying an outing by the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Heavy rains triggered flash floods causing the incident and prompting a rescue mission deploying over 120 personnel with modern equipment across Swat, Malakand, and Shangla.
- Authorities recovered 12 bodies so far, rescued four individuals, and continue searching for one missing person while banning mining and launching a crackdown on illegal encroachments.
- KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi condemned the government’s failure in timely response, calling it a "shameful failure of duty" and urging CM Gandapur to resign on moral grounds.
- Officials declared the Additional Deputy Commissioner’s office a response center for swift coordination, with PDMA issuing alerts and urging public safety measures amid ongoing heavy rain warnings.
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12th body swept away in Swat River flash flood recovered from Charsadda
The body of a child who was swept away in the Swat River on Friday has been recovered from Charsadda, rescue officials said on Sunday, making this the 12th body recovered from the incident. At least 19 people have been killed and six others injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid heavy rains and the consequent flash floods and landslides, according to data from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). KP Rescue 1122 Spokesperson Bilal Fai…
KP to clear Swat riverbed of encroachments after tourist tragedy
People can be seen stranded in the middle of the Swat River on June 27, 2025, in this still taken from a video. — Instagram/@geonewsdottv PESHAWAR/SWAT: In the wake of the Swat tragedy that claimed the lives of 11 tourists from a Sialkot family, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has...
Tourist Tragedy In Swat Highlights Rising Threat Of Climate Disasters In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(MENAFN - Tribal News Network) In a tragic incident in Swat , 18 people who were stranded in the river near the Mingora Bypass have drowned. According to initial reports, local sources say the ... ...
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