Rescue efforts underway in flood-hit KP with more rains expected nationwide

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa floods are underway in the floods, rescue and relief efforts are underway, as Pakistan Army engineers have worked 24 hours to reopen important routes and restore access to the cut -off communities after land sliding and heavy floods.

Engineers Corps have restored traffic via Pir Baba bypass and cleaned the rubble from the Boner’s Pir Baba Bazaar, which makes it easy to access the residents.

In addition, the road to Gokand village of Bonner has been cleared at three points after heavy land sliding, while Aloch -Porn Road has also been restored with the help of heavy machinery.

Citizens search and rescue teams, with the help of heavy equipment, are undergoing operations in Bishuni and Qadir Nagar. So far, five bodies have been recovered from a river near Bishuni. The army has pledged to continue the rescue operation till full recovery in all flood -hit areas.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, heavy floods have killed at least 341 people in KP due to heavy rains and cloud burst, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, the boner has emerged as the worst affected district, where more than 200 lives have been lost. Rescue workers have faced difficulties in moving heavy machinery to narrow streets, more slow operations.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported that heavy rains and floods have killed at least 660 people across the country since the end of June. KP registered the highest deaths in 392, followed by 164, Gilgit Baltistan 32, Sindh with 29, Balochistan, 20 with 20, Balochistan, 15 with 15, and Islamabad 8. Lonely was recorded on Friday morning.

Peshawar, Mardan, Sobi and Abbottabad have also caused widespread devastation. In Sobi, at least 11 people were killed in a flash flood on Monday. In the mountainous areas, houses, buildings, vehicles and goods were swept away.

NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Anim Haider Malik has warned about two more potential for rain mantra between August 21 and September 10, warning that more cloud bursts can “intensify” the catastrophe.

More wide rain to target some parts of the country

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday made further predictions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Kashmir, Gilgit -Baltistan and Islamabad on Tuesday. Heavy rains are expected in several areas, which increases the risk of flash floods in the streams and rivers, especially in KP, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Potohar region, Dera Ghazi Khan, Koh-Solomon, and northeastern Balochistan.

The PMD warned that the urban floods could target northeastern Punjab, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Nosira, and southeastern Sindh. Land sliding is also feared in weak mountainous areas including Murray, Galiat, Kashmir, KP, and Gilgit -Baltistan. The consultation added that strong winds, electricity and heavy rains can damage weak structures such as mud houses, billboards, solar panels and electric poles.

Over the past 24 hours, heavy rains have already defeated several parts of the country. Rawlakot recorded 110 mm, Marri 88 mm, Chakwal 84 mm, Takht Bhai 80 mm, and Peshawar Airport 54 mm. Meanwhile, Dalbandin and the turbit were the hottest at 43 ° C, followed by Nakandi at 42 ° C.

PP Universities approached in the middle of heavy rains

In response to the worst weather conditions, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Higher Education Department has announced the closure of all colleges and universities in the counter zone from August 19 to 25. According to an official notification, the decision was taken to protect the lives of students, teachers and staff, which are among the threats of cloudbursts, flash floods, and land slides.

The department has directed the agencies to continue educational activities through an online platform during the closure. Provincial Higher Education Minister Mina Khan Afridi said that the government is also planning relief measures in the higher education sector to ensure that students do not face difficulties or obstacles in their education due to floods.

The KP Higher Education Department also issued a report on the diagnosis of damage to flood -affected colleges and universities. According to the report, a wall of 300 feet of government degree college Lalqala has been washed away at the lower drawer, while the water supply scheme and tube wells have been damaged in the upper late Government Degree College Warri.

In Shangla, the 3,000 -foot -bound wall of Chaksar College has collapsed. Similarly, the boundary wall of the Government Girls Post Graduate College in Sutu Sharif, Swat, was also damaged, while in Swat, Government Degree College Shimozai lost some part of its wall from the flood.

At the University of Shangla, a 1,400 -foot water pipeline was damaged, while at the Charbagh campus of the University of Swat, a 40 -foot wall collapsed. The report added that the colony wall of the University of Swat was also affected.

The government’s answer

The federal and provincial leadership have promised support for relief efforts. KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur announces salaries – a month’s chief minister’s salary, 15 days from cabinet members, seven days from provincial lawmakers, two days from officers from Grade 17 and above, and one day to the lower staff.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also promised full support of the federal government, and donated a month’s salary to the federal cabinet to help the affected communities.

Federal Minister for Climate Masadak Malik assured that all roads would be reopened within 24 hours, the center would work with provincial governments as well as “without discrimination”.

Land sliding and Flash Flood is a repeated feature of Pakistan’s monsoon season, which usually begins in June and begins the tippers by the end of September. The rains bring about three -quarters of its annual water supply to South Asia, which is important for the safety of agriculture and food, but they also leave the path of destruction.

According to Zaheer Babar, the chief meteorological expert, the frequency and intensity of the country’s extreme weather is increasing. He explained that heavy rainfall in the mountains often turns into a flood of flow, which caught residents in the lower areas away from the guard.

Babar noted that climate change is a key factor in running this volatility, but in human ways it increases its effect. Houses made with rivers, limited waterways, and garbage dumping, limit the natural flow of rain water, causing destruction.

Pakistan is one of the most climate -driven countries in the world, which is repeatedly suppressed by extreme weather. In 2022, the Monsoon flood sank into one -third of the country and took about 1,1,700 lives, emphasizing the challenge.

– with additional input from Reuters and app