The River Kabul was experiencing a very high flood with 307,000 cusecs of water flowing at Nowshera since Sunday morning and by noon the water submerged the GT Road as another massive flood torrent from Swat approached the district.
The rising water levels have sparked evacuation from the low-lying areas of Nowshera, SAMAA TV reported Sunday afternoon.
Authorities have set up a relief camp at the District Headquarters Hospital in Attock.
Nowshera district administration, which first evacuated low-lying areas on Friday, said that a new flood wave with a magnitude of up to 130,000 cusecs was expected in the area.
The flood torrent has already arrived at Charsadda – around 35 kilometers upstream from Nowshera where River Swat merges into River Kabul, SAMAA TV reported at 1pm.
The authorities have sounded alert in Nowshera city, Nowshera Kalan, Banda Sheikh Ismail, and other areas.
SAMAA TV aired footage showing GT Road inundated by floodwater, though vehicles were still able to travel through it.
