Quetta/PESHAWAR/Khairpur: Devastating monsoon rains continue to claim precious human lives 29 more persons including women as well as children died in various roof collapse and other rain-related incidents across the country.
In Balochistan, relentless monsoon rains wreaked havoc and claimed eight more life in two different cases of roof collapse in Jafarabad and Dera Bugti districts of provinces.
“Five people of same family in Goth Mir Khan Sobdrani Gandaha died under a roof of their dirt house caved in in” official sources confirmed by adding three ill-fated family members also died when the roof of them home collapsed in Dera Bugti area.
Later body of The dead were removed from the rubble area people.
According to the provincial disaster management agency, monsoon rains and flood have claimed 215 lives so far in affected areas of provinces. Those who died in rain incidents included 98 men48 women and 61 children.
The PDMA reports also state that mostly deaths have occurred. in Bolan, Quetta, Zhob, Duki, Khuzdar, Kohlu, Mastung, Harnai, Qila Saifulla and Sibi districts of Baluchitan.
Property losses Reports state that 23,117 houses were damaged, 6,057 houses collapsed and 17,060 houses were partially damaged during the monsoon rains. in June 2022
Incessant rains and floods affected 18 bridges and 690 km of highway. also 107,377 head of cattle died.
It can be mentioned here that, apart from the Quetta-Sukkar highway, Balochistan is cut off with rest of country via rail and road.
Quetta-Karachi road via Lasbela disabled for almost a week due to flushing of in main bridge at Utala while landslides and continuous rains have caused traffic to Quetta Zhob and Quetta Lorali connecting Balochistan with Punjab and CPC also suspended for last two days.
Railway track in Notala and Dera Murad Jamali also flooded in flood suspension rail link between Balochistan and the rest of country.
The government is committed hard restore road and rail links soon as possiblehowever heavy rain and flood hinders relief and recovery efforts, in place in this connection.
However, under supervision of PDMA, the local administration and the Pakistani Army continue the relief and rehabilitation operation. on in affected areas.
“Relief materials 600 tents, 1400 food kits, 400 blankets, 400 mats and 400 gas cylinders were distributed among the victims in Nasirabad, Pishin, Mastung, Qila Saifulla and Kohlu districts.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nine people were killed and 17 others were injured. in rain related incidents in different areas of This is reported by the provincial disaster management agency (PDMA). on Saturday.
PDMA started distributing of help goods for the victims of the rain people in DI. Khan, Khyber and South Waziristan districts.
PDMA set up four campus aid in DI Khan and released 30 million rupees. for rain and flood affects. The authorities reported that the district administrations of affected areas, including Dee Khan, Chitral, Kohistan, Khyber and South Waziristan, took measures to alleviate rain and flood-affected people.
The department said they are monitoring the situation and on directives of provincial government district administrations and agencies concerned were delivered on high combat readiness.
In Khairpur, five people, including three children, were killed when the roof of them house caved-in in suburban village of Khairpur, Sindh due to incessant rains on Saturday.
Four people who were badly injured in the incident that took place in Khadim Hussein of Katohar village were transferred to the hospital.
Those killed were identified as Khairan Khatun, Aisha Khatun, Babar Ali, six-year-old Hira, five-year-old Asad Ali, and four-yearold Mustafa.
Save personnel said heavy rains are hampering relief efforts while more feared death.
On the other hand, former chief of Sindh minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah visits rain-affected areas of Khairpur city without any protocol and expressed his dissatisfaction over poor drainage system. “If you knew it was going to rain, then why didn’t you put in place proper drainage systemhe told officials. concerned.
He also ordered them to operate the pumping stations 24/7 in order to merge out rainwater. “We will not leave people mercy of rains and those who the losses incurred will be compensated,” he promised.
On the other hand, seven people belonging to different families were killed in individual incidents of the roof is crumbling in Larkana area due to heavy monsoon rains.
first incident took place in Khair Muhammad Malgani village in where the woman got under the rubble along with her two children.
The woman’s neighbors pulled out the bodies out of rubble.
second this incident was reported from Mir Jutta, village in neighborhood of Bakirani tehsil, in two siblings, namely Ambryn and Faraz Mir Yutt, were killed.
Their bodies were transferred to Chandka Hospital in Larkana.
This is another case, a woman and her daughter died when the roof of them house crashed down due to heavy rains in Rato Dero.
Inhabitants of in area pulled out out body of Nagina Sarrio and 22-year- old Shah Rukh from the rubble on them.
