AUGUST 5, 2015 SOST GOJAL – Another spell of heavy rainfall grasped the Gojal valley on Monday. Several bridges, roads, standing crops, trees and water channels washed away due to flood and glacier outburst.
In Chipursan valley due to lightening and heavy rainfall a large area came underwater, seven bridges, many acres of crops washed ways. A flood came from a stream Dasht Jirav near Reshit and blocked the river due which an Artificial formed on Chipursan River and the valley is completely disconnected from rest of the country. The local volunteers have take on the rescue activities, none of the government authorities have yet reached there. Ismaili local council Chipursan has called an emergency meeting and has advised the residents to move on safe places and take preventative measure.