GILGIT, April 24: Flash floods swept away at least six houses and a mosque on Thursday in Mushkin village of Astore valley in Diamer district.

People said that the floods also disrupted the communication system in the quake-stricken valley.

They said that the rains intensified following the lightning and thunderstorms. No casualty was reported except damages to the houses, mosque and communication system in Astore.— Correspondent