They had gone to the market to buy goods for their shop, and there were
announcements that there was a flood and everyone who was there should stay in a safe place, but the five people had gone back to their cars, and the flood surrounded them.
This is a mention of Wadi Dabir in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the picture of five people standing on a big stone holding ropes has gone viral on social media.
Both Riaz and Anwar were cousins. In the morning, he went to the lower area to get supplies for his shop. The road leading to their territory and the river run side by side. The shop of both the cousin brothers is in Balai Bazar so they have to go from other market to get the goods for their shop.
When both were coming towards the upper area, there was a flood and their car got stuck in the flood water. Habibullah, a relative of these two cousins, said that both cousins have been washed away in this flood relay. His pictures have gone viral on social media that everyone is heartbroken and wondering if he could not have been saved.
To pull the five people standing on the big rock from the flood, the local people threw ropes for rescue and told them to grab the ropes and jump into the flood water, we will pull you out, all five were scared but one of them. held the rope tightly and jumped into the flooded relay.
They were in conflict whether to jump or not
All these five persons were trapped in the flood relay in Dabir valley of Kohistan district. All the five persons were local shopkeepers. Among these five, two were cousins whose names have been given as Riaz and Anwar.
Habibullah, a relative of the two, told the BBC that while the five men were standing on the stone, the district administration was informed to immediately send rescue teams to save them and meanwhile the local People tried to help themselves under you.
Locals threw strong ropes to the five men and told them to tie these ropes with themselves and jump into the river by holding them tightly.
Obaidullah, a local man caught in the flooded relay, held tight to the rope and jumped, who was rescued by the local people by the rope, while the other four were apparently in a dilemma whether to jump or not. The flood level continued to rise and finally the remaining four flood waves were visible. The names of the youths who were swept away have been identified as Riaz, Anwar, Bilal, Fazal and Obaidullah.
Tried to reach their destination before the flood
Habibullah said that initially the five people tried to save their cars with them. When the water level inside the car started to rise, they reached the big stone lying inside the river but could not get out.
According to Habibullah, Riyad and Anwar had gone to Zareen to buy supplies for their shop. They were just returning from buying supplies when announcements were made that floods were coming and people should stay in safe places. The five people in two vehicles tried to reach their destination before the flood.
The local people said that due to the river and the road being flooded in this area, the river water often comes on the road due to heavy rains. This time it was not expected that so much flood will come.
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