Pakistan Army and Frontier Corp Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continue flood relief operation in Swat and Bajaur. IGFC North’s helicopter is engaged in relief activities and providing ration and other supplies to the affected people.
The state-run Radio Pakistan reported that people are being evacuated from flood-affected areas to safe places. The operation will continue till all affected people are rescued and shifted to safe places.
Torrential rain and devastating flash floods wreaked havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), killing at least 206 across the province in last 24 hours, PDMA reported.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the province-wide deaths included 126 men, eight women and 12 children, with Buner witnessing the highest number of deaths, 157.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported that the 194 dead include 180 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), five in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), and nine in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), as the tally is expected to rise.
The NDMA report stated that 158 of the victims were male, 19 female, and 17 children. Another 28 people have been injured nationwide, while 116 houses have been damaged 34 partially and 14 fully in KP, 14 partially and three fully in GB, and 23 partially and 28 fully in AJK.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened an emergency meeting over KP flash floods. Earlier he directed the authorities concerned to accelerate the rescue operation in Battagram district, after a cloudburst caused deaths and a flood situation.
The prime minister, in a statement, expressed grief over the deaths and prayed for peace for those who lost their lives in the flash flood. He also conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for strength for them to bear the loss.
He also directed the provision of immediate and all possible medical assistance to the injured.
