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[aamirzs]

ISLAMABAD: Recent heavy rains in the country continued to bring misery as 13 more people lost their lives and several others sustained injuries in different rain-related accidents, raising the death toll since midnight raised to 55 on Monday, officials said.

Emergencies have been declared in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan provinces while army was also called in to help in flood affected areas.

The worst affected area in southern Punjab is Dera Ghazi Khan where massive torrential downpours caused Wador nullah (canal) to overflow.

As a result, the canal’s banks capitulated giving way to water roaring into the city, deluging several private and government premises including district katchehry, commissioner office, DCO Office, DPO Office, District Headquarter Hospital, schools and various other commercial and residential areas.

A state of emergency was declared by the district administration of Dera Ghazi Khan after flood water entered the the city, affecting thousands of people.

Army requisitioned in the city to plug the breeches on canal between RD 206 to RD 226, army officials said.

Rainwater, before long, inundated numerous areas including Indus Colony, Railway Colony and Baloch Levy, leaving a large number of people marooned back at their house rooftops.

Relief and rescue workers are transporting workers on boats to safer locations as over 90 percent areas of the city are without power supply.

Viewing the grim situation, Pakistan Army has been called in and the jawans are trying to plug the breach in DG Canal.

Persistent showers continued to unleash plight including deaths, injuries and financial loss in other areas of the country, as three more people were killed in a roof collapse in the vicinity of Multan’s Darbar Roshan Shah. Three others also lost their lives when rooftop crumbled down on them.

A child died of electrocution in a village of Bahawalnagar area of Qaisar Wali. Meantime, at least four people including two children were killed and two others injured when rooftops of two houses collapsed in McLeod Ganj and Chishtian.

In addition three children were killed and two others injured when a rooftop caved-in in Pakpattan area of Mohalla Eidga.

Another woman was killed when roof of her house fell on her in Layyah area of Nowshehra Basti.
Sindh government declared emergency across the province by canceling vacations of all government officials. Jacobabad, central district of Sindh province, received record rain after 100 years.

Army personnel were called in Kandh Kot, another rain-hit district of Sindh, where they undertaking rescue operation and helping civilian administration.

Meanwhile, fresh spell of sustained heavy downpours continued playing havoc in different parts of Balochistan, triggering flood-like situation emergency has been declared in some areas of the province on Monday.

Emergency was declared in Dera Murad Jamali and its adjoining areas following 22 hours of continued rainfall here.

Also, district Jafferabad has been declared an emergency-hit area as breach in Naseer branch has inundated two villages.

[blueazure]

2005 earth quake, 2010 floods, 2011 torrential rains in badin and now this year again ...

and still its the army doing the job,  civil departments have learnt nothing

[lamdacore]

blueazure, on 11 September 2012 - 04:11 AM, said:

2005 earth quake, 2010 floods, 2011 torrential rains in badin and now this year again ...

and still its the army doing the job,  civil departments have learnt nothing

The civilian government is not there to learn...it is there to reap the benefits of the outside aid that is expected to flow into Pakistan.

[KudosBot]

THE GOVT HAS FAILED BADLY..... IS AZAAB ON US......

[GreenBeret]

Army saves the day for Pakistan always. Civilian government miserably fails always.

[Pak-Son]

Army-PAF continue relief operations for the rain affectees

Army troops and PAF are working day and night to provide relief to flood affectees in Naseerabad, Jacobabad, Sukkur and Rajanpur.

According to ISPR over 100 helicopter sorties have been flown so far to rescue 3400 persons to safer places in Naseerabad. Alongwith helicopters 34 boats have also been employed to augment the rescue operation.

More than 12000 patients have been treated in the Army Field Hospital established in the flood affected areas. In addition 35 tons of ration have also been distributed among affected people of the Naseerabad division.

Pakistan Air Force also continued relief operations in the rain affected areas of Jacobabad, Sukkur and Rajanpur. Another PAF C-130 aircraft carrying ration, medicines and Raft Boats reached PAF Base Shahbaz. On the instructions of Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Chief of the Air Staff, PAF Helicopters are being used for Aerial drop of dry ration and Raft Boats for distribution of relief goods. Approximately seventy thousand kilograms (70,000 Kgs) of ration containing essential food items and clean drinking water has been distributed in these areas.

Field and Mobile Hospitals have also been established at Jacobabad, Sukkur and Rajanpur, where PAF doctors and para-medical staff are providing free medical treatment & medicines to the calamity stricken people of these areas. More than 1000 rain affectees have been provided with necessary medical treatment.

On the instructions of Chief of the Air Staff, PAF is airlifting relief goods donated by charity / welfare organizations to the rain affected areas on voluntary basis.


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[Pikes]

and still our fake liberals will not appreciate the army.

[blueazure]

Pikes, on 25 September 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

and still our fake liberals will not appreciate the army.

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navy marines acquired hovercrafts for mil ops, yet all they've been used for is SAR in the sindhi swamps. i think its high time military stop acting nice and courteous and ask civil dept's in your face to go do their job

[rungroot]

blueazure, on 25 September 2012 - 06:00 AM, said:

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navy marines acquired hovercrafts for mil ops, yet all they've been used for is SAR in the sindhi swamps. i think its high time military stop acting nice and courteous and ask civil dept's in your face to go do their job

Along with a note saying:

Your Friendly Neighborhood GHQ said:

Y' ALL MORONS WANTED DEMOCRACY? WELL NOW YOU GOT IT!!!. NOW GO ASK YOUR DEAD JOKERS AT GHARI KHUDABAKSH TO RESCUE YOUR DUMASSES!!!

I know, I know, I can be so cold hearted some times...