The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has immediately imposed a rain emergency till August 30 in several districts after the Provincial Disaster...
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has immediately imposed a rain emergency till August 30 in several districts after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) warned of high-level floods in the Swat River.
This decision was taken on the recommendation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) while the Flood Forecasting Division has predicted high levels of flooding in the Khwaja Khela and its associated streams and canals in the Swat River.
Important steps
• In view of the floods, the implementation of emergency in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa till August 30
• Several bridges, schools and hotels in Swat and nearby areas were washed away in Riley
• 12 people died in Swat and 4 in Shangla
• Government and private schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa closed indefinitely
• Chairman PTI Imran Khan visited the affected areas in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank
• Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a grant of 15 billion rupees for Sindh
• Communication connectivity of Balochistan with other regions of the country is severed
• The European Union announced 1.8 million euros in aid to Pakistan
• Army will be deployed in all four provinces for relief operations
• PMD's warning of Indus river level reaching 550 thousand to 7 lakh cusecs at Kalabagh and Chashma.
Videos circulating on social media show hotels, link roads, link bridges, houses, hospitals, schools, mini power stations and pin mills being completely washed away while citizens seek shelter.
According to reports, 12 people died and dozens were injured due to floods in different areas of Swat.
Swat Additional Deputy Commissioner Abrar Wazir confirmed that at least 24 bridges and 50 hotels have been washed away.
According to the people of Gwalirao village, 7 people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Chitkal area, one body was recovered from Swat river in Aghal area and another in Darashkhela and the third in Chaman Lalai area of Kalakot and similarly an urban river. Drowned in Swat.
Rescue 1122 officials confirmed the death toll but said on condition of anonymity that the number could rise.
According to PDMA, 251 people have died and 19,000 houses have been completely destroyed by floods in various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June.
In a notification issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the Provincial Emergency Operation Center said that the flood level in the Swat River at Khwaja Khila has been recorded at 227,899 cusecs, which has affected the population living near the river and drains. It can lead to a dangerous situation.
PDMA has issued a letter to the district administrations of Swat, Dir Lower, Malakand, Mohmand, Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar.
In the ongoing post of PDMA, the district administration has been directed to remain alert and take precautionary measures.
In the PDMA letter, the concerned district administration has been directed to identify the population of sensitive areas and take precautionary measures.
PDMA has said in the post that the district administration should ensure timely measures to protect any life and property, infrastructure, crops and livestock from damage.
In the post, the concerned administration has been directed to continuously monitor the water level in the rivers and their associated streams.
PDMA has also directed Rescue 1122, Civil Defense and all concerned agencies to remain alert and ensure availability of equipment.
The PDMA's letter said that the population near the rivers connected to the rivers should be kept informed and precautionary measures should be taken, the population in the sensitive areas should be shifted to safe places before an emergency situation arises. .
PDMA said that timely aid and medical supplies should be provided to the affected people, availability of food and medicines should also be ensured in the shelters after evacuation of the nearby population.
The authority has directed that local farmers, cattle herders should be warned in advance to move their cattle to safe places.
The letter said that vehicular movement should be restricted on highways adjacent to drains connected to rivers, in any case coordinate with the concerned departments to clean the roads.
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The message of PDMA said that do not listen to unnecessary rumours, in case of emergency, contact the helpline of Rescue 1122 while the emergency operation center of PDMA is fully operational, the public can report any untoward incident. Report on helpline 1700.
Flood warning in Kalabagh and Chashma
The warning issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that there will be an increase in the flow of water in the Indus River at Kalabagh and Chashma.
The statement said that from 12 pm tomorrow to 12 noon on August 28, the water level may go from 5 lakh 50 thousand cusecs to 7 lakh cusecs.
The meteorological department urged the authorities to take all possible measures to avoid loss of life and property.
Decision to deploy army for relief operations in all four provinces
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that Pakistan Army will be deployed to help the civil administration in the relief work.
In a statement on Twitter, he said that all the provincial governments had requested the deployment of armed forces under Article 245 of the Constitution and the Ministry of Home Affairs had approved it.
He said that military personnel are being deployed to cooperate with the civil administration in relief work in the flood-affected areas.
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