According to the Federal Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in Pakistan, the number of deaths due to heavy rains across the country has increased to at least 43 in the last three days.
According to a statement issued by the NDMA on Monday, several houses were damaged across the country due to the rains that started on Friday, while more rains are expected in the coming days.
According to the statement, the highest number of 21 deaths have been reported in Punjab province in the last three days as a result of rains and lightning.
Likewise the provinces of Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa According to the Provincial Disaster Management Agency (PDMA), severe in different areas of the province the rains And the flood 14 people died while 20 were injured.
According to officials, the number of deaths due to rains and lightning in Balochistan is eight.
Earlier, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s natural disaster management agency PDMA had said that the rains have continued throughout the province for the past three days and in many areas, rainwater has entered the houses due to flooding in the rivers and canals. Is.
According to the report, most of the losses due to rains have been in Upper Chitral, Upper Dir, Lower Chitral, Swat, Malakand and Bajaur, while land connectivity has also been cut in many districts.
According to the Lower Dir Police, due to the flood in Talash Khor at Talash in Lower Dir district, communication between Lower Dir, Chitral, Upper Dir and Kohistan has been cut off from other areas.
According to the police, the road traffic from Taimergarh to Chakdara is affected and hundreds of people are stuck in the vehicles.
According to Rescue 1122, a Datsun vehicle was also stuck in the flood relay at Shamshi Khan area of Lower Dir.
Bilal Faizi, spokesperson of Rescue 1122, told Independent Urdu that the son trapped in the Datsun has been safely rescued but the father is missing.
Bilal Faizi said that the rescue operation is going on to find the child’s father.
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The report of the loss of life and property due to rain during the last 2 days has been released by PDMA.
Due to the rains, 7 people were killed and 10 injured.
Due to the rain, 15 houses were completely damaged while 69 houses were partially damaged. pic.twitter.com/bZxWBFMGZ5— PDMAKP OFFICIAL (@PDMAKP) April 14, 2024
When is the current flood?
Heavy rains in the province for three days have also increased the flow of water in the rivers and according to the PDMA, the river Swat and the Panjkora river are crossing a low level flood channel.
According to the report, the water flow at Nowshera in Kabul River is 98 thousand 500 cusecs and there is a medium flood.
Similarly, the flow of water at Munda in Swat river has been recorded at 8000 cusecs, which is high level flood, while in Panjkoda river, there is low level flood at Zolam and the flow of water is 42 thousand cusecs.
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Standing crops and lands have also been damaged due to flooding on both sides of Panjkoda river in Lower and Upper Dir and the local administration has ordered to evacuate houses and shops along the river.
According to the district administration of Lower Chitral, roads are closed and traffic flow is affected due to rains and landslides at various places on Dir Chitral Road.
According to the district administration, tourists stranded at various places have been shifted to safe places for the past three days, while educational institutions have been closed till April 17 due to rains and flooding in rivers in Lower Chitral.
Neighboring country Afghanistan 33 people have lost their lives while 27 have been injured due to the rains that have been going on for the past three days.
According to Afghanistan’s official TV, 33 people have died in different provinces of the country due to rains, Jabla 606 houses have been completely or partially damaged.
According to statistics, two thousand hectares of agricultural land has also been damaged by the rains.
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2024-07-10 20:44:41
