At least 11 people were killed and many were critically injured in flood-related incidents in Balochistan on Thursday.
In Qila Abdullah, the Machka Dam failed, causing hundreds of houses and many connecting roads to be washed away in a flash flood. Thousands of people were also forced to flee.
Furthermore, Lasbela’s Kalmati Goth and Nasib Khaskheli Goth were submerged after Rori Nullah and Mithi Nullah were flooded by heavy rains.
The water reached the national highway from the Kalamati Stop, trapping hundreds of passengers.
Other areas affected by the floods included Bahadur Khan Kalmati Goth, Bahram Khan Kalmati Goth, and Natha Khan Kalmati Goth.
The Kalamati Goths began to relocate to safer areas.
It has been raining in Kohlu and its surroundings since last night. Rain caused mud houses to collapse, and the area is once again at risk of flooding.
In Sanghar, Sindh, eight people were injured when a roof collapsed due to heavy rain at night.
The continuous rain for 22 hours in Sanghar also broke a 30-year record, flooding local streams and nullahs and submerging low-lying areas.
After the nullahs overflowed, many areas, including Workshop Gujri, Chotiari, and Jhol Mian, became submerged.
The Meteorological Department issued a red alert in Sanghar a month ago, but the nullahs broke due to a lack of timely cleaning.
Sanghar residents are forced to seek refuge on the roofs of their homes. The seven-foot-high floodwater has made life difficult for residents of Zahid Town, Gulshan Sawan, Gulshan Kamal, and Raja Town.
Standing crops in various Sanghar areas were also destroyed and submerged in water.
Furthermore, the wards of the civil hospital in Sanghar were submerged. Heavy rains are expected to continue for the next four days, according to the Meteorological Department.
Sanghar’s focal point is absent from the scene. The people are helpless in the rain, waiting for assistance and rescue.
The district’s electricity system was knocked out. Many feeders tripped, and electricity was cut off in most areas due to the collapse of electricity poles.
Heavy rains and flash floods were also reported in Dadu, Qambar, Shikarpur, and Degree in Sindh. People were forced to flee to safer areas because the rains did not stop.
The rain continued to fall intermittently in Taunsa Sharif, causing floods in over 100 villages and disrupting people’s lives.
The tehsil administration worked all night to rescue people trapped in floodwaters.
Because of the constant rain, Sanghar Nullah and Kora Nullah have been flooded.
Overnight, villages such as Mangrotha, Sokar, Ahmadani, Chatani, Roof Mandarani, Nari, and Wahwa Tarman were evacuated.
The rain is not stopping. Because of a lack of machinery and boats, the administration appears helpless in the face of the natural disaster.
“Rescue teams are working in all flood-affected areas.” Flooding has not decreased as a result of the continuous rain. “At the moment, 28 boats and 120 rescue personnel are working around the clock,” said rescue in-charge Imran Ahmed.
“We have lost contact with Wahwa City.” The rescuers who are present are performing the rescue work,” he added.
Furthermore, the flood disrupted the electricity, internet, and cell phone networks.
Furthermore, a flood-like situation has developed at Head Balloki as a result of India’s release of water into the Ravi River. In this regard, a red alert has been issued.
According to rescue sources, the roof of a room in Bahawalnagar collapsed due to rain in the Telianwala area.
Three sisters who were sleeping in the room were buried under the debris and died.
The bodies of the deceased women were recovered from the rubble and transported to the hospital by the rescue team.
The deceased women have been identified as Nadira, 24, Razia, 28, and Rubina, 30.
Two of the deceased sisters were private school teachers.
