Raging River Indus continues to devastate various areas of the province as hundreds of villages and settlements have been struck by severe floods.
In Kot Sultan area of Layyah, Khonan Wala Bridge, which connects the low-lying areas, has been swept away in flood torrent. A record increase in water level was witnessed in Chashma Barrage with 517,389 cusec water flowing downstream from the reservoir. Water level is also constantly increasing in Guddu and Sukkur barrages.
In Kundian, high level flood in River Indus is being observed, as 37,000 cusec floodwater has been increased in one day whereas in Chashma Barrage 520,889 cusec water has been added.
Gilgit-Skardu road, villages linked to the Skardu airport and hundreds of acres of crops has been inundated due to the rising water level in River Indus. At least 50 families have migrated to safer places.
Frontier Works Organisation, while constructing an iron bridge in the area of Reshan, has restored land connection with other places whereas maintenance of Chitral’s 12 flood-hit roads continues.
According to Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), at least 42 people from Chitral’s Boni area, 1,175 from Garam Chashma, Bambot and Darosh, 250 families from Karak, 21,000 individuals from Layyah and 67,411 from Rahim Yar Khan and Sadiqabad have been evacuated to safer places.
Army and Frontier Corps (FC) have distributed 110 tones ration among the flood-affectees whereas more than 11,000 patients have been provided with medical aid.
Moreover, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is also sending relief packages to flood-hit areas through C-130 aircrafts on regular basis.
