Flood In Chitral

  • 9 years ago
Torrential Rains resulted in flash floods in the stream located near Pak-Afghan border. The hill torrent washed away a mosque, Pak army check post and near-by houses. Joint search and rescue operation of Pak-Army, Police, Levis and Scouts is under way. Road networks in the Chitral district are operational till last report.

Infrastructure Damages

Irrigation channels, standing crops, agricultural lands and electric poles washed away.
Road network badly affected.
Water supply schemes have been reportedly damaged.
3 Nos Army Check Posts washed away.
One Masjid and one Madrassa completely damaged.
Relief Efforts (A) By District Administration

Compensation cheques have been distributed among the affectees.
District Health Officer along with paramedical staff have visited the area and provided medical treatments and medicines to the affected population.
Food and non-food items have been distributed among the affectees.
C&W Department has immediately restored the roads for light traffics.
Irrigation and PHE departments are engaged in assessing the damages to irrigation channels and water supply schemes respectively.
Rescue, relief and search operation is still ongoing by Chitral levies and Pak Army.
Two bodies have been recovered, one has been identified as Army personnel and the other is unknown as his head cut off from body.
Irrigation Deptt has been given the task to dismantle the artificial damming at Chitral river.
(B) By Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

PDMA-KP has already provided 1200 tents, 6000 quilts to district administration Chitral at the onset of monsoon season- 2016.
500 tents, 100 kitchen sets, 400 plastic mats, 1000 hampers and 1200 blankets have been dispatched for the affected areas from PDMA warehouse.
D.C Chitral has been authorized to utilize the relief funds to the tune of Rs.15 million for relief activities (purchase of food items) in the affected areas.
General Manager, Utility Corporation Pakistan has been requested to ensure the provision of food items to District Administration, Chitral in the wake of Ursoon valley flash flood incident.
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