IIn the middle of swamps of flood water, hundreds of people who fled one of the worst-hit areas of pakistan pitched tents on the only hill they could find – on raised banks of Saifulla Magsi channel.
They have had left Jafarabad region of Pakistan’s impoverished province of Balochistan has become a monsoon flood that authorities say has been taken away more over 1,000 lives since June have claimed them homes and livelihood. Pakistani prime minister Shahbaz Sharif, visiting Jaffarabad on On Sunday they said that at least 75% of Balochistan, which covers half of The land of Pakistan area was partly or completely affected by the floods.
He said he had never seen anything like it flood in of his life and is called for help from international community. “We facing ruin,” he said.
One of those on banks of Canal Jamali, 32, a student from Islamabad who a few weeks ago he returned to his home town of Gandaha in Jafarabad region as a volunteer help flood victims, but on On Saturday, he was forced to leave.
“We packed our bags and took valuable things and left on tractors when the water was just 4 feet. Now the water level has risen to 8 feet and people I can’t take tractors.”
He said that initially the roads were intact and connected region with rest of provinces, but now roads and bridges were destroyed or unavailable. Balochistan already was a bit of the worst infrastructure and communications in Pakistan, and fact it will make him recovery even longer and harder.
Jamali said, flood of 2022 was worse than this of 2010 last strong monsoon flooddue to incessant rain. He said local people never saw so much water where they lived.
“People had built their home after flood of 2010. Now everyone drowned in water and adobe houses were destroyed,” he said. “We see dead floating animals and livestock in water. people get sick and need clean drinking water and food. We receive donations, but this is not enough.”
According to local media on Sunday, more over 83,000 livestock died in previous 24 hours.
With another side of channel, over bridge in Sindh where further flooding is feared in days to come like water of flooded Indus river move south.
Nizamuddin, 65, retired police officer. who lost his dirt house in heavy rain, there was another who took cover in tents on channel bank. He said 90% of the houses he lived in were torn down and the livestock died.
“We in horrible need of medicines, dry rations, tents and medical camps. We turn to government to help us,” he said.
BUT government official who requested anonymity said some parts of Balochistan province became inaccessible due to heavy rain and now facing food shortage.
“I was told that two children died due to hunger in Mah, a city near Quetta that has lost road connectivity. with other parts of province,” he said.
