PAK FLOODS- NEARLY 300
DEAD
Nearly 300 people have died and over two million affected due to
rains and devastating floods in Pakistan, even as swelling waters continued to
ravage the southern Punjab province, officials said day.The floods were
triggered after massive monsoon rains that started on September 3 and continued
for several days. Reema Zubari of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
said that 209 people have been killed in Punjab, 66 in Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir and 14 in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
She said that more than 2,410,000 were affected in Punjab and over
40,000 in PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan.The floods have also destroyed crops over
1.5 million acres, dislocating poor localities and washing away villages.The
force of deluge is now on the Panjnad headworks, which is the last main
waterwork in Punjab, before it starts hitting southern province of Sindh.TV
channels reported that several villages were flooded after a breach in the
Lakhpal embankment along the Chenab river.They said the death toll from
yesterday's capsized boat has reached 20. The boat was carrying a wedding
party. The groom was among the dead.The army and civilian rescue and relief
workers are working hard to save people. Meanwhile, life is becoming normal in
the flood hit areas of Sialkot and Gujranwala.
Prof. John Kurakar
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