At least 50 houses and mini-power stations were washed away on July 24, 2022, as flash floods wreaked havoc in Upper Kohistan of Pakistan. One died, and two were injured due to heavy rains in Peshawar.
In the above context, a video of flooding in the subway is widely shared on social media, claiming that it is the recent flood in Peshawar.
The video is shared with a caption: “دریائے بی آر ٹی پشاور انٹرنیشنل ایوارڈ یافتہ” (English translation: “BRT river, Peshawar, International award winner.”)
The link to the post can be seen here.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile did the fact-check, and found it to be misleading.
On doing a Google Reverse Image search with one of the screenshots, we found the same video uploaded on a Twitter handle, @News_NTD, on September 2, 2021, with a caption: “Waterfall down the stairs at 145th Street station, 1 Train, in #Manhattan, #NYC. Flash #flood warnings are in effect until 11:30 pm.”
The video was also uploaded by DailyMail UK on September 2, 2021, with a caption: “A city underwater: 145th Street station on Wednesday night after Hurricane Ida brought nearly 6 inches of rain to New York City – 3.5 inches in an hour – the single highest rainfall ever recorded. 12 people died in the city.”
Hence, we can ascertain that the viral claim is fabricated.
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