Swat: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has immediately imposed a rain emergency in Swat district till August 30 after the Provincial Disaster Management Authority issued a warning of high level floods in the Swat river.
This decision was taken on the recommendation of NDMA while flood forecasting division has predicted high level of flood in Khwaja Khela and its connected streams, drains in Swat river.
In a notification issued by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the provincial emergency operation center said that the flood level in the Swat river at Khwaja Khila has been recorded at 227,899 cusecs, which has affected the population living near the river and drains. It can lead to a dangerous situation.
PDMA has issued a letter to the district administrations of Swat, Dir Lower, Malakand, Mohmand, Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera and Peshawar.
In the ongoing post of PDMA, the district administration has been directed to be alert and take precautionary measures.
In the PDMA letter, the concerned district administration has been directed to identify the population of sensitive areas and take precautionary measures.
PDMA has said in the post that the district administration should ensure timely measures to protect any life and property, infrastructure, crops and livestock from damage.
In the post, the concerned administration has been directed to continuously monitor the water level in the rivers and their associated streams.
PDMA has also directed Rescue 1122, Civil Defense and all concerned agencies to remain alert and ensure availability of equipment.
The PDMA’s letter said that the population near the rivers connected with the rivers should be kept informed and precautionary measures should be taken, the population in the sensitive areas should be shifted to safe places before the emergency situation arises. .
PDMA said that timely aid and medical supplies should be provided to the affected people, availability of food and medicines should also be ensured in the shelters after the evacuation of the nearby population.
The authority has directed that local farmers, cattle herders should be warned in advance to move their cattle to safe places.
The letter said that the movement of vehicles should be restricted on the highways adjacent to the canal connected to the rivers, in any case coordinate with the concerned departments for cleaning the roads.
The message of PDMA has said that do not listen to unnecessary rumours, in case of emergency, contact the helpline of Rescue 1122 while the emergency operation center of PDMA is fully operational, the public can report any untoward incident. Report on helpline 1700.
Monsoon rains this year have wreaked havoc across the country.
Floods wreaked havoc in Shangla and Kohistan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa yesterday where various parts of the Karakoram Highway, link roads, bridges, houses, hospitals, schools and power stations were completely submerged.
On the other hand, flash floods wreaked havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district where houses and bridges were washed away.
Meanwhile, at least 3 people drowned in the Indus River near Bisham area of Shangla.
According to local station house officer Abbas Khan, 2 other people were also swept away in the flood in Shang area.
Apart from this, Shangla health department official Ejaz Ahmed told Dawn.com that the flood in the Kana river washed away the rural health center in the Crora area.
On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has also arrived along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan to review the situation in the flood-affected areas.
The former Prime Minister along with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan left to review the situation in the flood affected areas and meet the flood victims in Tank and DI Khan districts.
According to media reports, the government of Pakistan has officially declared a ‘national emergency’, calling the record continuous monsoon rains the worst human crisis caused by climate change, while 343 children have been killed in the floods caused by the rains so far. 937 people have died and at least 3 crore citizens have been displaced.
According to the latest data compiled by the National Disaster Management Authority, since June 14, Sindh has caused the highest number of deaths due to accidents during floods and rains and 306 people have lost their lives in the province.
According to NDMA, 234 deaths occurred in Balochistan during the same period, while 185 and 165 civilians lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab respectively.
The National Disaster Management Authority says that 37 people died in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 9 people died in the ongoing monsoon rains in Gilgit-Baltistan region, while one citizen died in Islamabad during the same period. It was reported.
According to NDMA, Pakistan received 166.8 mm of rain in August, which is 241 percent more than the normal average rainfall of 48 mm.
The report states that Sindh and Balochistan are the most affected areas due to these rains where 784% and 496% increase in monsoon rains were observed respectively.
