Buner’s Pir Baba and Bishnoi villages are among the worst-hit areas where flash floods have wreaked havoc, leaving educational institutions in shambles. One of the severely affected institutions is the Government Middle School Bhai Kale, which now lies buried under thick layers of mud and sand. Upon entering the premises, piles of debris can be seen accumulated in the main hall outside the classrooms.

According to the school’s watchman, Hazrat Gul, who is also a resident of Bhai Kale, the floodwaters surrounded the school from all sides. “Fortunately, we managed to evacuate the children in time and saved their lives,” he said. However, the raging waters carried mud into classrooms, destroying furniture, books, and students’ bags.

Hazrat Gul added that even ten days after the floods, no government machinery has arrived for cleaning. “Right now, the cleanup work is being carried out by me and a few volunteers on a self-help basis. If the authorities fail to intervene, it may take two to three months before academic activities resume,” he warned.

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He further revealed that the flood demolished the school’s boundary wall, while several classroom walls have been severely weakened and could collapse at any time, posing a serious threat to safety.

Meanwhile, across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, floods have caused large-scale destruction to educational institutions. According to a report by the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, 61 schools have been completely destroyed, while 324 others have been partially damaged across the province.

The report states that among the completely destroyed schools, 52 are primary, seven are middle, and two are high schools. Partially damaged institutions include 233 primary, 35 middle, 42 high, and 14 higher secondary schools.

District-wise data shows that Swat has suffered the most, with 91 schools completely destroyed and 30 partially damaged. In Shangla, 11 schools were completely destroyed and 50 partially damaged, while Haripur reported seven completely destroyed and 29 partially damaged. Lower Dir saw 17 schools completely wiped out.

Similarly, Abbottabad recorded three schools completely destroyed and 67 partially damaged, Buner reported four completely destroyed and 14 partially damaged, while Battagram saw nine schools completely destroyed and six partially damaged.