ISLAMABAD:The devastating monsoon rains have killed some 225 individuals including males, females and children and injured 95 during various incidents amid above normal downpour since the onset of the rainy season from June 14.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a detailed daily situation report that accounted damages in past 24 hours and cumulative losses at various areas during heavy rains, flash flooding and landslides.
The situation report mentioned that out of the total 225 deaths some 105 males, 55 females, and 65 children perished whereas among the 95 injured, as many as 52 males were reported injured along with 11 females and 32 children.
The cumulative infrastructure damages recorded during the massive rains included 710 kilometres (km) roads and 18 bridges, whereas some 19,400 houses got partially damaged and 7,167 were fully damaged while the massive flooding due to rains killed 500,000 livestock animals.
It added that the N-25 Quetta to Karachi Highway was blocked due to Lunda Bridge that got washed away which was now open for light traffic as manpower and machinery was also deployed for the restoration work.
Almost 34 districts of Balochistan province were affected, 360,000 population was impacted whereas 600 persons were rescued, and 7,000 individuals were residing in relief camps.
The relief provided by NDMA included 7,850 tents, 16,300 tarpaulins, 17,800 mosquito nets, 13,500 blankets, 3,000 hygiene kits, 3,200 kitchen sets, 12,500 food packs, 5,000 first aid kits, 85 generators, 140 chemical spray machines, 8,000 jerry cans, 1,000 sleeping bags, 84 de-watering pumps, and 200 lifesaving jackets.
The relief extended by the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) Balochistan included 27,395 tents, 12,636 blanket/quilt/sleeping bags, 17,236 mosquito net, 21,166 tarpaulin, 7,456 plastic mats, 8,350 jerry can, 31,050 water tank and bottles, 131 water tanks and filters, 9,750 water cooler, 36,492 food packs, 9,166 gas cylinders, 7,776 kitchen sets, 546 first aid kits, 3,250 hygiene kits, 207 lifesaving jackets, 100 beds, six boats, and 26 dewatering pumps.
Moreover, the humanitarian assistance was also provided by the donor agencies to Balochistan’s affected population including Nestle Pk, WHO, KORT Relief, PRCS, Penny Appeal, Helping Hands (HHRD), IRC, IRP, Muslim Hands, Muslim Aid, UAE Red Crescent, Armed Forces, and UNHCR.The humanitarian assistance included 26,841 food packs, 3,710 packs of cooked food, 71,390 liters of drinking water, 1,878 tents, 1,800 shelter kits, six water filtration plants, 5,887 hygiene kits, 10,603 persons were given medical support, 134,691 medicines, 200,000 aqua tabs, 4,516 non-food items, and 8,840 cash beneficiaries were provided assistance.
The report underlined that the rainfall average in Balochistan of past 30 years was 58.4 millimeters (mm) whereas the current monsoon rainfall was 275mm which was 370.89% above the average.
However, no major incident was reported in the past 24 hours in the provinces, said the NDMA report.