The number of people who have died as a result of floods across the country has reached 1136, while there is a threat of more floods in Khyb...
The number of people who have died as a result of floods across the country has reached 1136, while there is a threat of more floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Radio Pakistan reported that according to the report on the current situation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), 1634 people have been injured and more than 735 thousand 375 livestock have been killed in various accidents related to rain and flood.
According to the report, more than 3 thousand 451 km of roads, 149 bridges, 170 shops and 9 lakh 49 thousand 858 houses have been damaged across the country.
- Today's breakthrough
- The death toll reached 1136
- Decrease in water level in Kabul River
- Another 35 tourists were rescued in Kamrat
- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's visit to Chitral and Dir
- High level flood again in Indus River
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, assessment of damages and relief, announcement of giving 25 thousand rupees to the affected families
- Received aid from friendly countries
- The Indian Prime Minister expressed regret over the human loss in the floods
- Sindh Chief Minister's visit to Sehoon and Dadu, review of water level in Manchhar Lake
- Imran Khan conducts telethon for flood victims
- Formation of National Flood Response and Coordination Center by Govt
The district administration says that the water level in Kabul river is likely to decrease further in the next 5 to 6 hours.
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According to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Flood Cell, a decrease of 41 thousand cusecs has been recorded in the water level of Kabul River at Nowshera and now 296 thousand 731 cusecs of water is passing through this place.
The flood cell said that the flow of flood water in the Kabul River at Nowshera was more than 336 thousand cusecs while there was a high level of flood at Warsak.
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However, at present, 1 lakh 3 thousand 614 cusecs of water is flowing in the Kabul river at Varsak, while 54 thousand 495 cusecs of water is flowing at the Adenzai bridge.
On the other hand, there is a high level of flooding in the river Indus once again, but a decrease in the water level has been recorded at Attock-Khairabad.
The flood cell said that 4 lakh 97 thousand 100 cusecs at Attock, 5 lakh 19 thousand 362 cusecs at Chashma, 2 lakh 68 thousand 900 cusecs at Tarbela is passing through the Indus River.
According to the report, there is a low-level flood at the Munda headworks in the Swat river, where 40,805 cusecs of water is flowing.
Apart from this, 40 thousand 201 cusecs of water is flowing at the place of Charsada Khyali, there is a moderate level of flood in Shah Alam river at the place of Takhtabad where a rail of 10 thousand 70 cusecs is passing.
Evacuation of more stranded tourists
The administration is continuing to rescue the tourists trapped due to flood at the tourist spots of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Tour operator Aqib said that during the rescue operation, 35 more tourists, including women and children, were brought to Shringal University Upper with the help of a helicopter.
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He said that many tourists coming under his tour agency are still stuck in Kamrat.
Prime Minister's visit to flood affected areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The water level in Kabul River has started to decrease at Nowshera, in such a situation, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited flood-affected Nowshera and Char Sada to review the flood situation and relief operations.
According to the report of the official news agency "APP", the Prime Minister also visited the relief camp established in Nowshera, on this occasion he was briefed on the flood situation, rescue and relief operations in Nowshera.
Shahbaz Sharif reviewed the flood situation at Mardan Bridge in Nowshera and directed to shift people to safe places and use all resources for immediate rescue.
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Speaking at Mohmand Dam site, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan is going through a very difficult time, Pakistan is facing serious problems of power generation due to expensive fuel imported from abroad.
He said that electricity is expensive and giving subsidy to the common man are very important decisions, these hydropower projects and electricity resources are the future of Pakistan and we should move in this direction immediately otherwise our economy will be destroyed.
He further said that Mohmand Dam is the meeting place of the traders of China and Pakistan, this dam is very important for us which will play its role in controlling the water for irrigation and flood.
Later, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the flood-affected Charsadda district, on which occasion he was briefed on the damage caused by the flood.
The prime minister was informed that Charsadda has a total area of 996 km, and according to the 2017 census, the population is 1.6 million people, it has three tehsils and three main rivers flow through it, Kabul, Swat and The river is Jinri.
They were briefed that on August 26, a situation arose in which 264,000 cusecs of water was reported in Khwa Khela, due to which the water level in Munda Hydrox began to rise, and the maximum water level of 2 100,000 had reached 26,000 cusecs, after which Munda had a crack at Hadorix.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told that 18 villages were severely affected due to flood, after that we started rescue operation, we shifted 183 thousand population of Charsadda to safe places.
He was further briefed that a total of 17 relief camps have been established which also have medical facilities, about 11 thousand people are living in these relief camps.
They were told that 5 people have died and 180 people have been injured in the entire district so far, 160 houses have been completely destroyed and 800 houses have been partially damaged.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after hearing the problems on the occasion of the visit, said that they will not disappoint you, they are working together with the federal government, NDMA and the province, 25 thousand rupees are being distributed to each affected family. , for which 28 billion rupees have been provided.
Shahbaz Sharif said that there has been a lot of destruction in Sindh, I have never seen so much water in my life, there has also been a lot of destruction in Balochistan, the federal government has announced a grant of 15 billion rupees for Sindh while yesterday 10 billion rupees has been announced for this, he said that I will go to Kalam, Kohistan tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told the people on the occasion of his visit that I have come to visit Charsadda, I was told that there was 5-6 feet of water here a few days ago, which has now subsided. A favor should be sought, you people faced a lot of difficulties, for those who are affected by floods, the government of Pakistan is giving 25 thousand rupees.
He said that I was told that 220 people fell in love with Allah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while hundreds were injured. 10, 10 lakhs are being provided to them.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that in the next few days, when I will visit the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a grant will be announced here as well. I assure you that until you settle in your homes, we will Will not sit back, will cover the damage to the extent possible.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan has left for a visit to the flood-affected areas of the province, during which he will visit Shashikoh, Lower Chitral, Brip, Upper Chitral and Tamergarh.
In this regard, issuing a statement, the Chief Minister said that in this hour of difficulty, we stand by the side of our people and believe in public service by living among the people.
Received aid from friendly countries
A statement issued today by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the Pakistan Army said that the friendly countries had committed to relief and rehabilitation efforts due to the devastation caused by the unprecedented floods.
ISPR said that 4 military planes from Turkey arrived in Karachi today with relief supplies, while 2 military planes from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrived at Noor Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi.
It was further informed that a military plane from the UAE will arrive in the country this evening while two more planes from China will arrive in Pakistan in the next 48 hours. Apart from this, Bahrain also promised to send a plane to help the flood victims. Is.
The ISPR said that these planes are bringing relief supplies to the flood victims, including tents, medicines and food items.
In a statement, the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad said that in the light of humanitarian sympathy, close relations between Japan and Pakistan, Japan has provided assistance to Pakistan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) due to the damage caused by the flood disaster. It has been decided to provide emergency relief materials (tents and plastic sheets) from
The statement said that the emergency relief supplies will be delivered in two phases, with the first batch expected to arrive at Jinnah International Airport Karachi on August 30.
Apart from this, the statement said that the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Wada Mitsuhiro, has expressed his condolences and deep grief over the loss of precious lives and massive damage due to the floods in Pakistan due to the torrential rains.
India, China expressed regret for the loss of life
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his statement on Twitter that he is saddened by the flood disaster in Pakistan.
He expressed his condolences to the affected families, also expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the injured and the victims of the natural calamity.
Also, in a message to his counterpart Arif Alvi, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed regret over the worst flood damage.
He assured that China and Pakistan, as evergreen partners and friends, stand by each other for a long time and will help each other, stand together on other issues including natural calamities.
China responded immediately to the floods and reiterated its cooperation with Pakistan on an emergency basis and said that it would work with the government and people of Pakistan to immediately rebuild the flood-affected areas.
Imran Khan's fundraising telethon
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan organized an international telethon to raise funds for flood victims.
According to information released by PTI's Twitter account, the former prime minister had collected Rs 50 crore within 30 minutes after the start of the telethon.
Relief activities are ongoing in Kohistan
On the other hand, Assistant Commissioner Lower Kohistan Muhammad Saqib Khan told Dawn.com that they have come out of the tense situation and started relief activities.
He said that two relief camps have been set up in Gabar and Mazu areas of Lower Kohistan for relief activities and their teams have left to assess the losses across the district.
He said that the people trapped in Dabir, Ranulia, Kayal areas have been shifted to safer places, but the roads leading to these areas are still closed as most of them have been washed away.
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However, due to flooding, the Karakoram highway was reopened for light traffic in the Lower Kohistan range.
Meanwhile, Hafeezur Rehman, a social worker from Kandiya tehsil of Upper Kohistan, told Dawn.com over phone that mobile signals were restored this morning, but the situation in the valley is still under pressure as two villages, Sial Dara, Bagru Dara, have been destroyed. have been badly affected and recently constructed roads near the river have also been completely washed away.
In response to a question, he said that the relief activities are yet to start in Kandiya tehsil and people are waiting for government assistance as the area was in darkness after all the small power stations were destroyed by the flood and they used solar panels to power mobile phones. Charged.
Deputy Commissioner Shangla Ziaur Rahman said that the road rehabilitation work is going on at a fast pace and soon the major roads of the district will be opened for light traffic.
An emergency meeting of the coalition parties has been called
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called an emergency meeting of the coalition parties in the government today.
According to a statement issued in this regard, the meeting will be held at 6 pm in the Prime Minister's House.
All the allies of the government will participate in the meeting, while the chief ministers have also been invited to the meeting, while the leadership of the three armed forces will also participate in the emergency meeting.
According to the statement, the current situation of the country will be considered in the meeting and important decisions are expected to deal with the current situation.
PTCL services restored in Quetta
On the other hand, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that communication services in Quetta were affected during morning hours due to technical fault in PTCL optic fiber cable in Balochistan due to flood which has been restored. .
In the tweet, he said that voice and data services of PTCL services, Ufone and Telenor are working normally while voice services of Jazz and Zong are working, referring to restoration of services in other affected areas. Efforts are ongoing.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that 244 people have been killed and 110 injured in the rains in Balochistan so far, including 116 men, 55 women and 73 children. It took place in Bolan, Diki, Khuzdar, Sibi, Kohlu, Mastung, Harnai and Qila Saifullah.
PDM further said that 61 thousand 488 houses were damaged due to rains, 17 thousand 528 houses collapsed and 43 thousand 960 houses were partially damaged.
He further informed that 18 bridges and more than 1000 kilometers of highways were affected by the flood situation.
According to PDM, one lakh 45 thousand 528 cattle were killed in Balochistan due to rains and floods, while crops were damaged on an area of more than 2 lakh acres.
It was further informed that the relief operation is going on in the affected districts by PDMA, relief materials were delivered to the affected districts of Quetta and Mastung, 250 tents, 1220 food packets, 550 blankets and 200 mosquito nets were distributed among the affected.
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Due to the torrential rains in Quetta and Kurunawah, many power towers that fell down could not be repaired even after 3 days, electricity supply is suspended in the areas of Mastung, Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, Dalbandin.
A spokesperson of Quetta Electric Supply Company (Cesco) told Dawn.com that there is a shortage of 700 MW of electricity, currently about 250 MW of electricity is available in the system of Cesco, it will take at least a week for the situation to normalize. can
Punjab
According to the Public Relations Department of the Pakistan Army (ISPR), more than 170 relief camps have been set up in Punjab to provide relief to the flood victims, Radio Pakistan reported.
ISPR said that 10 relief camps have been established in Lahore Division, 12 in Multan, 17 in Gujranwala and 19 in Bahawalpur Division.
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ISPR further said that more relief camps will also be set up, providing cooked food, medicines and other daily necessities to the flood victims.
It was further informed that Pakistan Army has set up a helpline number 1135 to guide the public to help the flood victims.
Sindh Chief Minister's visit to Sehun and Dadu, order to establish security dam
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah today visited Provincial Ministers Humra Sehun and Dadu.
Chief Minister Sindh reviewed the water level in Manchhar Lake and its dams, he was briefed by the authorities regarding the flow of water in various barrages.
He directed the Irrigation Department and WAPDA officials to keep a close watch on the Nara Valley Canal (MNV), Indus Link and Juhi Branch and strengthen their embankments to protect the main cities of Sehun, Mehar, Juhi and Dadu. can go.
The Sindh chief minister expressed hope that the water level in the lake would start receding in the next 8-10 days, and said that he had taken decisions to save cities from submergence.
Talking to the media at Manchhar Lake, Murad Ali Shah said that the situation is bad in the whole of Sindh, the first priority of the government is to save the lives of the people.
Chief Minister Sindh said that he has spoken to the Chief of Pakistan Navy, two Navy helicopters are reaching Dadu for relief activities, he said that the government has distributed 1 lakh 50 thousand tents but the need is very high. .
He also said that strict action will be taken against hoarders and those involved in stealing Benazir Income Support Program funds will be sent to jail.
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