Tag: #Rain #floods
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Flood situation suspends Pak-Iran train service
Pak-Iran train service has been suspended due to recent heavy rains and floods in different districts of Balochistan. According to railway sources, the rain has affected the railway track at more than 20 places between Yak Mach and Nookandi. Freight trains from Iran will be stopped at Nokandi while trains from Quetta to Iran will…
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Balochistan Govt. declared emergency in hospitals
Islamabad, August 09 (Online Int’l): Balochistan government has declared emergency in all hospitals of the province due to flood situation. Parliamentary Secretary Health Dr Rubbaba Khan Buledi has directed all concerned health officers to ensure their presence and close coordination with administration. She said Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan is himself monitoring the situation…
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CM taking effective measures to tackle possible flood
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar has ordered to complete necessary security arrangements in view of possible floods in monsoon season. Monsoon season is going on all over Pakistan including Punjab, CM punjab also became active in this regard. He directed the Secretary Irrigation to take all necessary steps under the approved plan to deal…
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Army call out to assist civil admin for managing Karachi’s urban flooding
RAWALPINDI, Jul 30 (APP):Pakistan Army on Thursday was called out to assist civil administration for managing urban flooding situation in Karachi. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in its press release said that the assistance of Pakistan Army was requested to tackle the urban inundation of the country’s economic hub. The provincial capital of Sindh…
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PM directs NDMA for Karachi clean-up operation after rain flooding
ISLAMABAD, Jul 29 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman to visit Karachi and launch a cleanup operation as rain wreaked havoc in the provincial capital. “I have asked the NDMA chairman to go to Karachi immediately and start the clean-up in the aftermath of the rain,” the…
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Sindh Govt. releases more than 400 million for rain emergency
Islamabad, July 29 (Online Int’l): The Sindh government on the directives of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has released a total of 463 million rupees for rain emergency. Giving details, a Spokesman of Chief Minister’s House stated that the amount has been released for Solid Waste Emergency, Efficiency programme and for desalination of different…
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Five people electrocuted to death in Karachi
Karachi, July 27 (Online Int’l): At least five people were electrocuted to death and one person fell into a drain as a new spell of torrential rain lashed Karachi. The third spell of heavy rains in Karachi has inundated low-lying areas while Surjani Town, Clifton, Gadap Town, Garden Town, Federal B Area and Jamshed Road…
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Heavy rainfall in Assam, severe flood warning issued
Rains in the Indian state of Assam wreaked havoc and flooded many areas. Floods in the Indian state of Assam have submerged thousands of villages. According to Indian media reports, 3.6 million people in 26 of the state’s 33 districts have been badly affected by the floods and thousands have been displaced. The State Disaster…