As many as 12 people drowned in floodwaters after a dam in Musa Khel, Balochistan, was swept away by torrential rains on Monday.
Rescuers fished out the bodies of four people, according to Deputy Commissioner Yasir Iqbal Dashti. He added that they were looking for another eight people who had drowned in the raging waters. Hundreds of houses, he said, had collapsed during the recent heavy rains.
According to official figures, 194 people have died in Balochistan.
Floods have wreaked havoc on villages in Balochistan and southern Punjab, trapping flood victims under the open sky while they await government assistance.
The heavy rain has also clogged many areas’ sewerage systems, forcing people to walk through dirty water accumulated in the streets and roads to get to their destinations.
Several villages in Sibi and Kot Chattha have been submerged.
Due to the inflow of 140,000 cusecs of water in the Lehri River, dozens of villages in Lehri tehsil, Sibi district, Balochistan were flooded.
Among the villages that have been submerged are Bakhtiar Abad Domki, Dargah Katbar Sharif, Tanya, and Wazira.
The road that connects Dargah Katbar Sharif to other areas of Balochistan has also been flooded.
Residents of Dargah Katbar Sharif and surrounding villages are trapped in floodwaters.
Due to a lack of land connectivity, rescue teams have been unable to reach flood-affected areas.
The villagers of Dargah Katbar Sharif are waiting for help under the open sky, suffering from a lack of food and clean drinking water.
The flood has submerged dozens of villages in Lehri tehsil and is now moving towards Naseerabad.
Some villages in Lehri tehsil have been completely submerged, including Allah Wah Trihar, Murad Wah Rilo, Gulab Khan Rilo, Mian Khan Wazir, and Machhi Thidi Brahmani.
Thousands of acres of standing cotton crop have been destroyed, as have hundreds of tube wells and cattle heads washed away by raging floods.
Due to flooding, the land connection between Lehri tehsil and the rest of Balochistan has been severed.
For two days, flood victims have been lying in the open air, hungry and thirsty, with no help.
They claim that the government should immediately transport them to a safe location by helicopter and provide them with food and water.
It should be noted that at least ten people have died as a result of the district’s flash floods over the last three days.
The flood in Southern Punjab has wreaked havoc on dozens of villages in Kot Chattha.
Hundreds of houses in Chah Lindwala, Basti Shahani, and Basti Jadiani were destroyed, and dozens of villages in Chak No 1 were completely submerged.
People are moving to safe havens on their own initiative. Apart from Rescue 1122, no officials from the tehsil administration can be found.
There is no flood relief camp for flood victims who are also facing food shortages.
Water accumulation, power outage following rain
Intermittent heavy rain and strong winds continue in various areas of Nawabshah.
Several feet of water has accumulated on the city’s main highways as a result of continuous rain.
Furthermore, rain caused several feeders to trip, and power was cut off in many areas.
Furthermore, heavy rain caused flooding in many areas of Nawabshah, including Dor, Bandhi, Qazi Ahmed, and Sakrand.
The municipal committee’s incompetence was exposed in Hafizabad after dirty water from drains accumulated on the district’s roads due to heavy rain.
The rain also turned the city’s roads into ponds, forcing female students to walk through filthy water to get to school.
The municipal committee staff is unable to ensure cleanliness in the city’s educational institutions.
Weather Situation
Weather to remain partly cloudy in most parts of the country with a forecast of rain with gusty winds and thunderstorms for some areas.
Islamabad Weather
Rain with strong winds and thunderstorms is expected in Islamabad, whereas, heavy rain is also likely at some places in the federal capital, according to the Meteorological Department.
Sindh Weather
Weather is expected to remain partly cloudy in most districts of Sindh, the Meteorological Department said.
Rain is likely in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpur Khas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Badin, Thatta, Dadu, Hyderabad, and Karachi.
Heavy rain is also likely in Thatta, Badin, Karachi, and Hyderabad.
Balochistan Weather
Partly cloudy weather with gusty winds and thunderstorms is likely in most districts of Balochistan, the Meteorological Department said.
Heavy rain is also expected at a few places in Barkhan, Sibi, Zhob, and Kalat.
Punjab Weather
Strong winds and thundershowers are likely in Mianwali, Sargodha, Bhakkar, Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, and Potohar regions, the Meteorological Department said.
Rain with strong winds and thundershowers is expected in Sialkot, Lahore, Toba Tek Singh, Mandi Bahauddin, and Faisalabad too.
Rain is also likely at some places in Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan.
Moreover, there is also a possibility of heavy rain in some places in Punjab.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
There is a possibility of rain with strong winds and thundershowers in Dir, Chitral, Swat, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Buner, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Kurram, Dera Ismail Khan, and Waziristan.
Moreover, there is also a possibility of heavy rain in some places, according to the Meteorological Department.
AJK & GB Weather
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), there is a possibility of rain in some places with strong winds and thundershowers. Heavy rain is also expected in AJK, according to the Meteorological Department.
