Summary The residents demanded to setup relief camps in flood-hit areas.
PASROR (Dunya News) – Flooding in Nullah Daik has cut off more than fourteen villages from the rest of the province. Roofs of several villages have been collapsed while the temporary bridge, joining the villages to the main city has also been destroyed and washed away.
Residents are facing epidemics due to stagnant water besides shortage of food and absence of medical aid and shelter.
According to details, fourteen villages were still submerged under four to six feet of water causing delay in relief activities and also resulting in breakout of waterborne diseases.
Stagnant water in several villages including Musad Gagh, Chak Machana, Panjgrain, Kheivan, Cheema, Mian Harpal, and Bangey was serving as nurseries for the outbreak of epidemics like Gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.
The flood affectees have demanded the federal and provincial governments and non-governmental organizations for taking steps for provision of food, shelter, medical facilities in the devastated areas to end the miseries and sufferings of affected population. They also demanded to setup relief camps and take stern action against irresponsible admin.
