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Saturday, August 31, 2013
209 dead, 1,122 injured in flash flooding, says NDMA
ISLAMABAD: A total of 209 people have so far died and 1,122 sustained injuries in recent flash floods in the country, says latest figures released by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday.In Punjab, 71 people have been reported dead and 1,010 sustained injuries, 24 expired and 26 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw (KP), 54 people have died and 46 injured in Sindh, 18 dead and 17 injured in Balochistan, 15 dead and 11 injured in FATA and 39 people have died and 18 sustained injuries in flash flooding in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
As many as 1,331,760 people have been affected in country due to flooding including 762,913 in Punjab, 584 in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw, 525,613 in Sindh and 64,270 have been affected by floods in Balochistan, standing crops at 1,242,138.25 acres have been affected in the country including 937,869 acres at Punjab, 535 acres crops of KP, 256,567 acre crops in Sindh, 63,969 acre crops in Balochistan, 76.25 acre crops have been affected in FATA. As many as 5,500 villages including 2,245 in Punjab, 2 in KP, 3,077 in Sindh and 342 villages of Balochistan have been affected with the flash flooding. Around 40,702 houses have been damaged partially and 18,997 completely as a result of floods. In Punjab 17,041 houses damaged partially and 4,254 completely, in KP 507 partially and 287 completely, in Sindh 23,402 partially and 12,724 completely, in Balochistan 1,500 partially and 3,000 damaged completely, in FATA 127 partially and 60 damaged completely, in AJK 1,181 houses have been damaged partially and 134 houses have been damaged completely.
A total of 400 relief camps have been providing basic amenities of life to 34,817 marooned people of flood hit areas of the country. As many as 261 relief camps of Punjab are providing basic amenities to 9,824 marooned people, 21,508 people are being provided with basic amenities of life in 146 relief camps established in Sindh and 4,500 persons are being provided relief in four camps.
Moreover, 4,793 cattle heads have been perished in flood hit areas of the country including 9 in Punjab, 95 in KP, 84 in Sindh, 4,555 in Balochistan and 117 cattle heads have been perished in AJK.
A total of 57,484 tents have so far been distributed in flood hit areas by NDMA and PDMA’s including 23,602 in Punjab, 3,440 in KP, 10,185 in Sindh, 7,230 in Balochistan, and 177 tents have so far been distributed in Azad Jammu Kashmir.
As many as 124,900 food packs have also been distributed in flood hit areas including 106,100 in Punjab, 12,650 in KP, 1,500 in Sindh and 5,800 food packs have been distributed among the marooned people in Balochistan. As many as 16,887 blankets have so far been distributed among the flood hit peoples including 16,400 among KP victims, 540 in Balochistan, and 67 blankets have been distributed among flood hit people of AJK.
As many as 28,950 mosquito nets have been distributed in flood hit areas.
While 8,000 mosquito nets have been distributed among flood hit people of Punjab, 8,700 among Sindh people and 6,100 mosquito nets have been distributed among Balochistan flood victims. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk