PDMA issues alert in view of flood in Indus River

The Pakistan Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued an alert in view of a high flood level in the Indus River within 48 hours at Kalabagh, Chasma and Taunsa, ARY News reported on Friday.

According to the PDMA, Mianwali, Bhakkar, DG Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan are likely to be affected by the floods, whereas, Taunsa and Indus River would attain high flood levels due to the expected flooding in DG Khan.

The authority said that flooding could be caused due to high water level in nullahs near Koh-e-Suleman.

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The PDMA put district authorities on high alert to cope with the emergency situation besides making arrangements for evacuating the people from the affected areas.

Death toll

The recent heavy monsoon rains and subsequent floods have killed almost 945 people and injured over 1,350 others across Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) revealed the statistics during a meeting of National Assembly’s standing committee on climate change. The NDMA officials briefed the participants on the flood situation across Pakistan.

During the meeting, it was revealed that almost 945 people have been killed and another 1356 sustained injuries in heavy rains and floods.

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According to the statistics, the highest number of deaths (306) occurred in Sindh followed by Balochistan 234, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 193, Punjab 165 and Gilgit Baltistan reported nine deaths.

Meanwhile, the NDMA officials revealed that almost 145 bridges collapsed while 3,082-kilometer road network was damaged due to the natural calamity.

The officials highlighted that over 67,000 homes were either partially or completely damaged in the relentless downpours and consequent inundation in several districts of Pakistan.

The statistics revealed that over heavy rains and floods have affected 31 districts of Balochistan, 23 districts of Sindh, nine districts of Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and three districts of Punjab.