Sunday, August 28th, 2022
The tragedy caused by floods and our response
Comment Ansar M Bhatti Devastating floods and human misery that emanated from the floods have badly exposed the governance system in all the provinces and even in the federal capital. Over 1,000 people have so far been killed by the deadly floods while tens of thousands have already been rendered homeless. Loss of livestock that runs into millions of rupees is yet another ordeal that the hapless victims had to face. Many of them died simply because no one came to their rescue. While the natural calamity continues multiply misersRead More
Rescue operations continue as KP areas remain cut off due to floods
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohistan tehsil was reeling on Sunday as officials continued to call for help in rescuing people stranded in areas “completely cut off” due to the deadly floods that have laid waste to lives and infrastructure across the country. A day earlier, some 350,000 people were evacuated from Charsadda and Nowshera as powerful flash floods in the province caused the Kabul River to swell, sweeping away a large bridge overnight and cutting off some districts from road access. Today’s developments Death toll since mid-June tops 1,000 Kandia tehsil officials seek helpRead More
France ready to support flood victims of Pakistan: Macron
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (DNA): French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday while expressing solidarity with the flood victims of Pakistan said that his country was ready to provide help. On his Twitter handle, the French president said that their thought went to the people in Pakistan who had been facing terrible floods with countless people missing. “Our thoughts go out to the Pakistani people facing terrible floods, to the families of the countless people missing and to the populations affected. France stands ready to provide help,” he posted.