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Shangla: Relief operations by Pakistan Army’s Engineers Corps continue in the flood-affected areas of Shangla and Buner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pir Baba Bypass has been reopened for all types of traffic.
According to Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Army has cleared landslides at three points to reopen the road leading to the village of Gokand. Using heavy machinery, Army engineers have removed landslides and reopened the road to Aloch Paran. Urban Search and Rescue teams, along with heavy machinery, are conducting continuous search operations in Besoni and Qadir Nagar. So far, five bodies have been recovered from a stream near Besoni.