Typhoon Fanapi kills 55 in China

As many as 55 people have been killed, while 42 others went missing as the worst ever typhoon named as Fanapi hit southern China.
Xinhua news agency said 79,000 people had been evacuated due to Fanapi, which hit China on Monday a day after raking Taiwan with heavy rains, killing two people and leaving more than 100 injured on the island. All of China’s deaths occurred in the southern province of Guangdong, which has been battered by its worst rains in a century, it said.
Authorities in Guangdong had to use helicopters to air-drop relief supplies to victims in some areas, it added, quoting provincial flood control authorities. Of those missing, 25 people disappeared in a rain-triggered mudslide. Typhoon-related disasters have destroyed more than 3,600 homes and caused economic losses in excess of two billion yuan.

Out-flow at Kotri Barrage above 938 thousand cusecs

Kotri Barrage is in peak flood. Water out-flow crosses 938 thousand cusecs according to the figures provided by Flood Control Room. KB Feder Canal has been torn due to Increase in water level in order to save Khanpur Village and residents have been directed to move onto safer places.
DCO Hyderabad has ordered to keep Private and Govt. educational institutes closed for three days.

A news system of Monsoon has entered Pakistan. Torrential rains have started in different cities of Punjab. Water Level in Ravi and Sutlej has risen once again as India spills water into both of the rivers. A mid range flood is expected in Ravi-Sutlej in the coming 4 days and warning has been issued by the Govt.

Flood damage hampering Pakistan relief efforts: UN

GENEVA: The United Nations said Monday that aid workers are having difficulties accessing Pakistan”s flood-hit zones, as key bridges and roads have been destroyed or washed away by monsoon rains.

The “main issue is accessibility to the area due to destruction of roads and bridges,” said a team of five UN officials who travelled to assess the situation in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday.

The group led by the UN”s Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Magwanja had to fly in through helicopter to Nowshera and Charsadda as there was “no road accessibility to the districts.” They also had to drop a planned visit to Swat and Shangla districts as weather conditions there were too adverse.

An estimated 1.5 million people have been affected by Pakistan”s worst floods in 80 years brought on by monsoon rains, which killed more than 1,200 people across the northwest.

Layyah declared calamity-hit; taxes waived

LAYYAH: The government of Punjab, declaring Layyah as calamity-hit, waived off agricultural taxes, abiyana (water tax) and maliya, Geo News reported Monday.

A special Relief Fund worth Rs15 million has been set up for flood relief operation.

Now, the flood is heading towards Muzaffargarh, DG Khan and Rajanpur, where special arrangements relating relief tents, helicopter service and boats, have been completed.

According to Punjab’s Relief Commissioner Akhlaq Ahmed Tarar, the provincial government issued Rs10 million each for Mianwali, Layyah, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur for the relief activities there.

The provincial government waived off the agricultural tax, abiyana (water tax) and maliya (Land Revenue tax) after declaring calamity status in all areas affected by the flash floods.

The government communique said at least 80 trucks packed with edibles and other goods have been sent to the flood-ravaged areas; while, the relief goods would be dispatched to affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir as well.

A Flood Control Room has been set up at Civil Secretariat, Lahore headed by Punjab’s Chief Secretary, where 21 officers of grade 18 to 20 have been deputed for relief and rehabilitation work.

The Punjab government said the flooding would impact at least seven districts from Attock to Rajanpur.

The erosion by River Jhelum in Khushab’s Tetri village, has posed threat to the local residents.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is today visiting the affected areas. He will inspect the relief activities and flood situation in the affected areas including Mianwali, Layyah and Jhang today.

The members of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Kamran Michael, Ajasam Sharif, Naveed Anjum and Chaudhry Allah Rakha left for Dera Ghazi Khan with relief goods worth Rs2.5 million.

Also, Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan set up relief camps for the people hit by flash floods.

Flood death tally mounts to 1300

PESHAWAR: The number of deaths caused by surging flash floods and lashing downpours in the country, skidded past 1300 thus far, Geo News reported Sunday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has waived off all provincial taxes, Punjab lifted agricultural tax and Balochistan announced to write off all agri-loans.

At least 800 people hitherto lost their lives in rains and flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

At least eight hotels and over 300 houses were swept away in floodwater. Also, massive havoc was wrought in Swat and Shangla, where link bridges and thousands of houses were washed away.

Eleven members of the same family were killed when the roof of their houses came down on them in Kabal area of Dardial.

The province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the worst hit in the recent flooding, as over 567 houses were absolutely razed down to ground by flash floods, 90 highways were damaged, 58 big thoroughfares were closed for traffic; while, 104 people are still unaccounted for.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said 12 teams have been constituted for rescue efforts.

The same spell of devastations triggered by driving rains and subsequent flooding, is in full swing in Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, where 494 people were killed, raising the overall death toll in the country.

The United Nations said the rains and floods affected over one million people.

According to the statement of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), besides Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 37 were killed in Punjab, 19 in Balochistan, 32 in Azad Kashmir and at least six people had to lose their lives in Gilgit-Baltistan in floods.

Flood enters Layyah; embankment at risk

LAYYAH: New flood tide entered Layya today, where city’s protective embankment is in danger, Geo News reported Sunday.

A high flood tide is expected to pass through Taunsa at around 2pm today, unleashing fears regarding inundation of several localities.

At least 110 villages and towns were submerged by Indus River flooding in Taunsa, rendering over 150,000 people homeless.

Pak Army is busy with the rescue activities; however, thousands of people are still stranded in flooded areas, amid persistently surging water level in Indus River.

According to Flood Control Center, a flood tide of 800,000 cusecs would rage through Taunsa at about 2pm today, which may spell out further devastations in the city.

River Indus is on the rise at Layyah.

Several small and large localities are feared to be deluged, as another embankment is reported to have capitulated to water pressure in Sahuwala.

According to DCO Layyah Javed Iqbal, over one million cusecs of water will enter in Layyah limits in the next 36 hours, posing threat of further damages.

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