Army put on high alert amid flood threat
Army has been put on high alert after India released thousands of cusecs of water in River Chenab.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed all provincial governments to keep a strict watch on floods in different parts of the country and take urgent rescue and relief measures.
Meanwhile, army has been put on high alert after India released thousands of cusecs of water in River Chenab. The army has been directed to work with civil administration in state of emergency.
The Prime Minister also directed that the people be kept informed about the latest situation so that they are not caught unaware. He said all necessary measures should be in place to help the people in distress.
Nawaz Sharif also directed the National Disaster Management Authority to pro-actively coordinate with the provincial and district authorities and extend them maximum assistance‚ wherever it is needed.
He further directed the NDMA to keep him informed on hourly basis about the flood situation.
NDMA says so far 84‚272 people have been marooned by floods while standing crops over 354‚982 acres of land have been destroyed.
Similarly‚ 1‚798 houses have been damaged partially and 2‚308 completely in the flash flooding.
According to NDMA, ninety three persons have so far lost their lives and ninety four others sustained injuries in various parts of the country due to flash floods.
In its fresh data‚ the authority said eighteen people have died in Punjab‚ 21 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ 22 in Sindh‚ 16 in Balochistan‚ 12 in Federally Administered Tribal Areas and four in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Likewise‚ 65 persons have sustained injuries in Punjab‚ 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ 10 in Sindh‚ two in Balochistan and four in AJK due to flash flooding.
Meanwhile‚ the NDMA has distributed 25‚998 tents among the flood victims‚ including 2‚430 in Balochistan‚ 728 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ 8‚800 in Sindh and 14‚040 in Punjab.
It has also distributed 500 blankets among flood victims‚ including 300 in Balochistan and 200 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The authority has also distributed19‚400 mosquito nets among flood hit people throughout the country.
