A family affected by the floods in Upper Chitral receives relief items transported on AKF helicopters. Aga Khan Foundation is providing helicopters to air lift relief items to those who have been cut off due to the road blockades. FOCUS has procured food packages for 15,300 beneficiaries. - Photo: FOCUS

The torrential rains have caused damage to infrastructure and property including mosques, community halls, water mills, shops, and irrigation canals in addition to heavy damage to crops and cattle sheds. This picture shows the damage caused to shops in Garam Chashma, a village in Chitral, which were destroyed due to the severe flash floods. - Photo: FOCUS

The transportation of food and relief items continues to pose a challenge, due to road inaccessibility and poor weather conditions. Transportation of relief items is also carried out via foot as linkages to villages are inaccessible from the damage caused to roads and major pathways. The blockade of the Karakoram highway has made access to the mountainous regions of Gilgit Baltistan and Chitral difficult, which is home to approximately 2 million people. - Photo: FOCUS

Roads and highways have been washed out due to flashfloods caused by the heavy rains that began in early August. Commuters face difficulties crossing an inundated part of the Karokuram Highway near Jaglote village. - Photo: FOCUS

The Hunza River, 12 kilometers North of Gligit, overtopping as water from nearby Rahimbad spills in. - Photo: FOCUS

FOCUS staff in Chitral load sacks of emergency food aid on to helicopters provided by the Aga Khan Foundation to be air lifted to areas cut off by road. - Photo: FOCUS