SHANGLA: Two more bodies were recovered on Monday, taking the toll from the recent flash floods in Shangla district to 31.

Rasool Khan Sharif, spokesperson for Rescue 1122, told Dawn that seven persons had been washed away in the flooding from Shati Dara area of Puran tehsil on August 15.

He said the bodies, including that of a woman, were recovered from the River Indus, and handed over to families after an identification procedure.

Rescue 1122 spokesperson said search operation for the remaining five persons was continuing despite heavy rain.

Meanwhile, deputy commissioner Mohammad Fawad Khan, in a statement, said flash floods and landslides triggered by a fresh rain spell had hit Yakhtangay, Drad and Kana areas.

He said eight houses collapsed in three different villages. However, no human losses were reported.

He said 37 cattle heads also perished in the landslides in the Olandar Takai area of the Kana tehsil.

Heavy rain coupled with thunderstorm continued to lash across the district for the second consecutive day on Monday, disrupting electric supply in several areas.

Published in Dawn, August 26th, 2025