The Punjab province of Pakistan stays on edge because the loss of life toll from torrential rains continues to rise, with 71 fatalities recorded in simply the final 48 hours, taking the entire variety of casualties to 123 since June 25, the Daybreak reported on Saturday, citing Punjab’s Provincial Catastrophe Administration Authority (PDMA).
In keeping with the Daybreak, the relentless monsoon downpours have additionally left 462 injured and brought on widespread city flooding, severely impacting residential areas, with 10 folks shedding their lives on Friday alone.
The Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) has warned of additional heavy rains beginning July 20, whereas a PDMA alert cautions of a possible high-level flood within the Indus River at Kalabagh and Chashma within the subsequent 24 hours, prompting authorities to provoke emergency preparedness measures.
PDMA Director Basic Irfan Ali Kathia, throughout a briefing, said that over 1,000 folks had been safely evacuated from flood-hit areas in Pothohar, together with 398 in Jhelum, 209 in Chakwal, and 450 in Rawalpindi, Daybreak reported.
In keeping with Rescue 1122, Friday’s casualties included three deaths every in Lahore and Chiniot, two in Okara, and one every in Chakwal and Sargodha.
In keeping with Daybreak, in Chakwal, which has witnessed a number of the heaviest rainfall in current days, two our bodies swept away in flash floods have been recovered on Friday. One other sufferer died after a roof collapse attributable to a falling rock because of rain.
Energy outages have additionally persevered in quite a few villages throughout Chakwal, with electrical energy but to be restored three days after the preliminary flooding.
Islamabad Electrical Provide Firm (IESCO) reported that 99 high-tension and 48 low-tension poles, together with 65 transformers, have been broken.
IESCO Superintendent Engineer Waheed Ahmed Abbasi said that full restoration of energy would take a minimum of 48 hours, Daybreak reported.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif is predicted to go to the affected areas in Chakwal right this moment to supervise aid efforts.