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Sindh: As many as 30 villages were submerged in Sindh province in Pakistan as flash floods from Balochistan reached the state, bringing the total number of drowned villages in the hilly region to 50, according to local media.
As torrential rains and flash floods persisted in Balochistan, a second stream of floodwater invaded nearby Qambar-Shahdadkot district and the steep region of Kachho in Dadu district, causing more losses in various locations, according to ARY News.
According to sources, “thirty more villages in Kachho and link roads have been inundated in water, bringing the total number of drowned villages in the hilly region to 50.”
Local sources told ARY News that individuals in the afflicted areas are being forced to take refuge in hills and protective dykes to save their lives.
“A 70-year-old woman died of a health ailment in a flood-affected community after neglecting to seek medical attention.”
This year’s monsoon season has seen unusually strong rains in Balochistan.
On Saturday, Pakistan’s disaster management authorities announced that torrential rains and floods have killed 19 additional people and trapped hundreds more in the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
In the previous 24 hours, nine members of a family drowned after being washed away by floodwaters in Balochistan, according to local media citing PDMA.
According to the Dawn, the victims included seven children and a lady.
According to the PDMA, at least 10 persons were killed and 17 were injured in floods and roof collapses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It added that in the last 36 hours, approximately 100 houses were entirely destroyed by floodwaters, leaving inhabitants left in waist-high water with no roof.
According to PDMA statistics, the most affected areas have been Peshawar, Swabi, Charsadda, Shangla, Khyber, Dera Ismail Khan, and Bajaur.
Following the devastation caused by torrential rains in Balochistan, provincial officials implemented Section 144 throughout the province.
“Section 144 has been applied in the province, and inhabitants have been urged to avoid needless travel for 10 days,” stated Chief Secretary Abdul Aziz Uqaili on Friday.
He stated that rains have killed 124 people and destroyed 10,000 homes in the province since June 1. “The floods damaged 565 kilometres of roads and 197,930-acres of agricultural land, and 712 cattle died,” Uqaili added.
Monsoon rains have caused the collapse of two dams, Jara and Tabina, in the Toba Kakar range of mountains in Balochistan.
The two dams failed in the Toba Achakzai branch in Tasharbat, Zemel Shadizi, Mako Kech, Zemal, Ghabarg, Adozai, Farakhi, and its suburbs.
Floodwater took off cattle, crops, and farmlands in the impacted districts after the dams failed. It is worth noting here that land connectivity to Toba Achakzai was cut off from the rest of the country for four days.
Meanwhile, the road link between Balochistan and Sindh was severed after a bridge and a road connecting the two provinces were damaged in Lasbela and Khuzdar, respectively.
According to the Dawn, traffic on the Quetta-Karachi route was still halted due to the collapse of major bridges and the sweeping away of large sections of the highway.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted further rainfall and thundershowers in various parts of the nation over the next 24 hours in its most recent forecast on Saturday. MET has recommended travellers and visitors to be extra cautious throughout the anticipated timeframe.
