'Second life': helicopters rescue the stranded from Pakistan valleys

Saidu Sharif, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 30, 2022

Up to 200,000 people are stranded in remote Pakistan valleys after the unrelenting floods of the past week - with helicopters the only way of reaching them. Unprecedented rain in the Swat Valley turned rivers into raging torrents that washed away roads and bridges, cutting off tourists and residents from nearby towns, even as the water receded. Army and government helicopter missions h