General Commanding Officer Maj. Gen Javed Iqbal has said that floods in Upper Swat and Shangla caused much destruction leaving no sign of 54 villages. While 5000 tourists are still trapped in Kalam. Briefing media representatives during his visit to flood affected areas Maj Gen Javed Iqbal said that in the areas of Upper-Swat as many as 189 people have died in floods t adding that rescue teams of Pak-Security forces were carrying relief operation in almost all the flood-hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said approximately 5000-Tourists are still trapped in Kalam out of which 1000 have been shifted to secure places. More than 29 bridges, 14 basic health units, 1575 commercial units and 26 schools have been demolished in flood swept adding 70-kilomter road from Kalam to Khawazakhela has also eroded in flood, Maj. General said. He said that army rescue teams are providing food items to 3.5 Lac flood affected people through helicopters. Rescue operations to restore lives of people in the flood-hit areas of Swat and Kalam could take up to more than six-month, Major Gen Javed said.