The city has experienced major flooding in three of the past four years, including a recordflood in 2009, and the Weather Service forecasts a rise of 31 to 36 inches this year.
At one construction on a river in Charsadda, built by the British colonial government, more than twice the volume of water of the previous recordflood, in 1929, gushed in, snapping off its gates.
National Weather Service officials said Sunday several river regions were at "record flood territory, " and while rivers in many locations were close to cresting, additional rain over the coming days could prevent them from receding quickly.