QUETTA: No new death or financial loss was reported in flood-hit Balochistan during last 24 hours, The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said in a statement on Sunday.
The PDMA report stated that 176 deaths were reported in Balochistan from June 1 till today after the disastrous rains and flood situation. A large number of women and children were included among the deceased citizens, it added.
According to the PDMA, 77 men, 44 women and 55 children lost their lives in different rain-related incidents in Bolan, Zhob, Quetta, Khuzdar, Kohlu, Kech, Mastung, Harnai, Qila Saifullah, Sibi and Duki. 75 people got wounded during heavy rains.
Overall 18,087 houses were demolished and damaged, whereas, six roads were damaged covering 670 kilometres after rains. 16 bridges were collapse and 23,013 cattle were swept away in floods. The floods affected crops on 200,000 acres of land. The rains and floods also caused damages to solar plates, tube wells and boring across Balochistan.
On August 5, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced to impose emergency in areas hit by severe monsoon rains and floods, and ordered the finance ministry to issue Rs 5 billion to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for rescue and relief programs.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways (PR) have sent tones of relief goods in collaboration with several philanthropic organizations to the flood-hit areas of Balochistan and other provinces.
According to PR CEO Farrukh Taimur Ghilzai, teams in Rawalpindi division have dispatched 1,000 dry ration packs, medicine worth Rs2 million and other items, while PR’s medical teams have also reached Qila Abdullah and Qila Saifullah and started providing medical aid to people.
“From PR’s Lahore division, we have sent five tons of dry ration including flour, lintels and cooking oil and biscuits, etc, to Balochistan,” he said, adding that Multan division medical teams were already serving people in Dera Ghazi Khan’s Shadan Lund area and Rajanpur’s Rojhan area.
Additionally, PR’s Sukkur division has sent food packets for 500 families, 500 crates of mineral water, 10 packs of fresh juices, 10 crates of milk packs and medicine worth Rs300,000, according to Mr Taimur.
