Pakistan Army Saturday rescued 22 people of a few families who had gone from Islamabad and struck in Kumrat due to sudden flash floods, said a statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The ISPR statement said contact has been established by Peshawar Corps troops on the direction of Corps Commander Peshawar and 22 people have been evacuated through helicopter.

Some families went to the hills and couldn’t be evacuated due to bad weather. However continues contact is maintained with them and those famines have been shifted to safer places around those mountains tops.

Those people are safe and will be evacuated by army aviation helicopters as and when weather permits. A ground party is also ready from Khaweza Khela for evacuation.

People are requested not to travel towards swat and surrounding areas due to flash floods.