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KP govt okays
Rs6m for rescue operation
Iftikhar appeals affectees to
leave homes at earliest
PESHAWAR: The provincial
government has approved Rs6 million for carrying out a grand
rescue operation in the flood-affected parts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa where scores of people have been killed so far in
rain and flood related incidents.
This was stated by Information
Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain during a press conference here
Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Mian
Iftikhar said that the government had already declared emergency
in the province and a massive rescue operation would be launched
for which funds had been approved.
He further said that flood
affectees would not be left in the lurch and would be provided
full assistance despite financial constraints, saying that
special teams had been formed to effectively run the rescue
campaign.
The minister feared that the new
spell of rains might wreak inconceivable havoc in the flood-hit
areas, particularly in the provincial metropolis, which had
already received record downpour during last 48 hours.
He appealed to dwellers of those
localities vulnerable to flashflood to immediately leave their
homes and move to safer places for avoiding further destruction
both in terms of human and material losses.
Giving details about the damages
in various parts of the province, Iftikhar informed that flood
claimed 24 lives besides injuring 30 in Shangla, nine killed in
Upper Dir, six in Alai while six in Batagram district, saying
that a bridge was partially damaged in Hangu district.
The minister also directed the
departments concerned to provide relief to flood victims
forthwith. - Online |