The flood-related deaths and destruction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued on Saturday as three more people were killed in landslides and floo...
The flood-related deaths and destruction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continued on Saturday as three more people were killed in landslides and floods in Swat, while authorities in Nowshera evacuated people due to extremely high flood levels in the Kabul River. Appealed.
Rain emergency has been imposed in several areas of the province in view of the unusual rains, where these rains and floods have pushed most parts of the country into crisis.
Important developments today
• 12 more people died due to floods, landslides in Swat, total death toll is 24
• Peshawar Corps personnel rescued 22 persons trapped in Kamrat
• The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa appointed helicopters to search for food in remote areas to evacuate stranded tourists
• Evacuation of people in areas in KP continues due to fear of high-level flooding in Nowshera, where the water level in Kabul river has crossed 3 lakh cusecs.
• Reports of 150 tourists stranded in Apardir, Kalam and Swat for the last 3 days.
• Directing PESCO to provide uninterrupted power supply to all districts of the province
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to Sajawal district of Sindh to review the relief and relief work, announced 38 billion rupees for the flood victims.
• Army Chief's visit to the flood affected areas of Balochistan, army personnel has stepped up the relief work across the country
• Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa visited the flood affected areas of Swat and Lower Dir, announced one billion rupees for the victims.
• Internet service affected in many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to affected optical fiber and power outage, PTA
• Financial loss of 10 billion rupees during floods to Gilgit-Baltistan, provincial information minister
• PTI Chairman Imran Khan announces telethon to collect donations for flood victims
More than half of Pakistan is currently under water and millions of people have been displaced due to floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains.
According to the latest estimates, about 1,000 people, including about 300 children, have lost their lives due to the rains and the resulting floods, while about 33 million people have been affected by the floods and rains so far.
Deaths in Swat and tourists trapped in late
A day after the announcement of rain emergency in Swat, Additional Deputy Commissioner Abrar Wazir said on Saturday that a total of 24 people have died due to landslides and floods in various areas.
First batch of relief goods delivered to Kalam - Photo courtesy Deputy Commissioner Swat
On Friday, 12 deaths were reported in the district due to rains, floods and related incidents.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner said in a statement that 130 kilometers of roads have been damaged so far and 28 people have been injured and according to the data so far 233 houses, 41 schools, more than 50 hotels and 24 bridges have been damaged. have been swept away in the flood.
He said that according to the district irrigation department, there was one lakh 21 thousand 326 cusecs of water in the evening, while rehabilitation and relief operations have also been started.
He said that after the floods, the vaccination process has also been started in several areas and the teams of the Livestock Department have reached the affected areas to report the cattle.
A team has been formed to assess the damage, the government official said.
Muhammad Ali, a former member of the provincial assembly from Lower Dir, told Dawn.com that around 15 tourists are stranded in Kamrat Valley.
He said that the commissioner of Malakand is sending helicopters to transfer the tourists to other places.
Several other tourists are also reported to be stranded in Lower Dir.
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