Floodwaters proceed breaching Sindh canals

PM points directives to avoid wasting 500KV Dadu grid station n PDMA predicts extra rains for Balochistan from Sept 14 n Rainfall might set off landslides in Kashmir, hilly areas of KP, GB, Galiyat n UNICEF will increase cellular clinics in flood-hit areas n PM thanks UN SG for his help to flood affectees of Pakistan, welcomes reduction help from Turkey, UAE.

 DADU/QUETTA/ISLAMABAD   –   There isn’t a letup in se­verity of floods in Sindh province as breaches in flooded canals contin­ued on Sunday multiply­ing the miseries of af­fected individuals amid the warning of Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA) {that a} new spell of rains in Balochistan may begin from September 14.

The Nationwide Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) has additionally warned that rain­fall might set off land­slides in Kashmir, hilly space of KP, GB, Galiyat and Murree. As per of­ficial sources, a 50-foot huge breach occurred in Pir Shakh Canal in Dadu which posed a flooding menace to the town.

It’s learnt that even after organising breach­es in Manchhar Lake, the water strain has not but receded within the Sindh canals.

Earlier, Prime Minis­ter Muhammad Sheh­baz Sharif whereas taking discover of the potential menace to a 500KV grid station in Dadu from the flood scenario, di­rected for utilization of all sources to guard the ability grid.

The prime minister directed the civil and army high-ups to im­mediately save the grid station from being af­fected by the flood, PM Workplace Media Wing mentioned in a press launch.

For the uninterrupted pow­er provide, the safety of grid station was crucial, he add­ed. Upon PM’s directive, three excavators had been despatched from Moro metropolis.

The prime minister had been, around the clock, supervising the restoration and rehabilitation work on the flood-damaged in­frastructure. Worst affected dis­tricts of Sindh embrace Qambar Shahdad Kot, Jacobabad, Lar­kana, Khairpur, Dadu, Noshero Feroz, Thatta and Badin.

In Balochistan districts in­clude Quetta, Naseerabad, Ja­farabad, Jhalmagsi, Bolan, Sohbatpur and Lesbela.

KP embrace Dir, Swat, Charsadda, Kohistan, Tank and DI Khan and in Punjab embrace DG Khan and Rajanpur. 

A torrent of floodwater has entered Bhan Saeedabad, and there’s water in every single place in Se­hwan too. At the very least 200,000 peo­ple have been affected by the flood. Many areas together with Wa­har Union Council and Bobak have been submerged.

MPA Dadu Pir Mujeebul Haq has instructed a non-public TV channel that 150 villages in Dadu’s Pir Shahnawaz and Yar Mohammad Kalhoro union councils had been submerged, including that the floodwater was now advancing in direction of Dadu metropolis.

Dadu Deputy Fee­er Syed Murtaza Ali Shah mentioned that heavy equipment had been introduced in to cope with the breach at Ring bund.

On Saturday final, water had began flowing in direction of Dadu metropolis, submerging round 300 villages alongside the best way, following a 500-wide breach in Ring bund at Pir department, some 10km from Dadu metropolis.

In the meantime, the scenario in Qambar Shahdadkot district has turned from dangerous to worse.

It’s to be famous right here that the quantity of people that died as a result of floods in several areas of Khairpur Nathan Shah has in­creased to 11.

The lives of a whole bunch of peo­ple are in danger because of the lack of reduction actions.

The rescuers on Sunday fished out physique of a person drowned in a flood torrent in Muzaffarabad.

Reportedly, 5 associates who got here to Muzaffarabad for hol­idays final month drowned in floodwater. The rescuers discovered useless our bodies of two males, however three had been lacking. 

On Sunday, they discovered anoth­er physique recognized as Zubair.

Officers have despatched physique of Zubair to his native village Na­doki in Narowal. 

In the meantime, taking discover of the information {that a} 500KV grid sta­tion in Dadu is at risk as a result of flood water, Prime Minister She­hbaz Sharif on Sunday relayed directions to the involved authorities for taking measures to avoid wasting the grid station.

The prime minister has direct­ed the upper civil and army officers to make the most of all sources as a way to save Dadu Grid Sta­tion. On the instructions of PM Shehbaz, three excavators have been dispatched from Moro metropolis.

In the meantime, the Provincial Di­saster Administration Authority (PDMA) has warned {that a} new spell of rains in Balochistan may begin from September 14.

The PDMA has issued an alert for extra rains in Khuz­dar, Kalat and Lasbela. Rains with thunderstorm are seemingly in these three districts from Sep­tember 14 subsequent. The district administration of those three districts have been directed to stay alert relating to the brand new spell of rains.

“People must abstain from travelling to hilly areas unnec­essarily. The fishermen should also be prevented from going far into the sea in this weather,” the PDM mentioned.

“The PDMA should be in­formed immediately in case of any eventuality,” it added. 

In a associated improvement, the United Nations Internation­al Kids’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has determined to in­crease variety of cellular clin­ics in flood-hit areas of Pakistan.

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In accordance with sources aware of the matter, the UNICEF will in­crease 15 cellular well being clinics in northern areas of the Sindh province with the cooperation of the provincial authorities.

“The number of UNICEF-run clinics in flood-hit areas has now increased to 66,” they mentioned, including that presently, 18 clinics every are operational in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 15 in Balochistan.

The choice to extend variety of clinics, in response to sources, was made after in­crease in water-borne illnesses in flood-hit areas. “More cases of skin diseases, nutritional de­ficiencies, diarrhea and malaria are being reported from flood-hit areas,” they mentioned.

A UNICEF report highlighted that the current rains in Pakistan have damaged the 30-year rain­fall document and resulted in 1200 deaths together with 400 kids whereas 1.1 million houses and 160 bridges are broken within the final two months.

UNICEF reported that at the least 16 million kids, amongst 34 million complete, have been have an effect on­ed by floods within the nation. The floods have broken over 1.1 million houses, and 18,000 colleges within the nation, they added. The floods have dam­aged 160 bridges, over 5000 km of roads and crops on over 3.5 million acres within the nation, they mentioned, over 800,000 cattle have been reported useless amid devastating floods within the coun­attempt, they added.

Sharing particulars of the contemporary rain and flood scenario, the Na­tional Flood Response Coor­dination Centre (NFRCC) has mentioned that gentle to reasonable rain­fall occurred in Kashmir, North­east Punjab and Higher KP. Scorching and humid climate remained in Sindh, Central/ South Punjab, Balouchistan and GB.

In subsequent 24 hours, rain wind / thundershower is count on­ed in Kashmir, KP, Islamabad, higher Punjab, South jap Sindh and GB. Whereas sizzling and hu­mid climate is predicted in oth­er components of the nation. Rainfall might set off landslides in Kash­mir, hilly space of KP, GB, Galiyat and Murree.

In the meantime, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked United Nations Secretary Basic An­tonio Guterres for his go to to Pakistan to specific his unprec­edented help for the flood victims. On his Twitter deal with, the prime minister mentioned that the UN secretary common’s two-day go to to Pakistan was important for elevating international consciousness in regards to the human tragedy.

The prime minister reiterat­ed that Pakistan wanted international help to beat this chal­lenge. “A big thank you to UN SG Antonio Guterres for his unprec­edented support of the flood victims. His two-day visit has been critical in raising aware­ness about the human tragedy. Deeply touched by his empathy and leadership. Pakistan needs global support to overcome this challenge,” the prime minister posted a tweet.

In a telephonic discuss with Turk­ish President Recep Tayyip Er­dogan, the PM additionally expressed his gratitude to him and the individuals of Türkiye for extending humanitarian reduction help to Pakistan.

The reduction help from Tur­key was within the type of immedi­ate dispatch of tents, emergen­cy meals gadgets, and medicines through 12 Turkish army plane, 4 ‘Goodness trains’ and two Turkish Crimson Crescent Vans.

The Prime Minister exclaimed that that is within the truest tradi­tion of Pakistan-Türkiye exem­plary relationship.

He additionally expressed his grati­tude for the go to undertaken on September 1, 2022, as a ges­ture of solidarity and help, by SuleymanSoylu, Minister of Inside, Murat Kurum, Minis­ter for Surroundings and City­isation, the Head of AFAD and representatives of TOKI to see the devastation brought on by flash floods for themselves.

Sensitising President Erdo­gan of the havoc brought on by the riverine floods, the Prime Minister acknowledged that as per ini­tial estimates, the floods had been more likely to cut back Pakistan’s GDP by over 2 share factors. He underlined that the on­going floods have devastat­ed tens of millions of acres of stand­ing crops, homes and demanding infrastructure within the nation. The PM additionally thanked Unit­ed Arab Emirates Minister for Tradition, Youth and Neighborhood Improvement Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan for his beneficiant donation of $10 for the flood victims of Pakistan.

In a telephonic dialog, the prime minister mentioned that the Pakistani nation would at all times bear in mind his enormous help as he had proved his immense af­fection for the individuals of Paki­stan and expressed compassion for humanity.

On the person degree, to this point, it was the largest monetary as­sistance supplied by any individual for the flood-affected individuals of Pakistan, PM Workplace Media Wing mentioned in a press launch.

The prime minister noticed that the quantity can be of nice assist in the rescue, reduction and rehabilitation efforts.