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Pakistan floods: Death toll crosses 1,300
PTI, Aug 1, 2010, 06.46pm IST
PESHAWAR: Over 1,300 people have died and tens of thousands others rendered homeless from the massive flood in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said today.
The number of deaths caused by surging flash floods and lashing downpours in the country crossed 1,300.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is the worst hit province 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, Geo TV reported.
The 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, it said.
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, Geo TV said.
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 Pakistan-occupied 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 PoK and at least six people had to lose their lives in Gilgit-Baltistan in floods.
Pakistan floods: Death toll crosses 1,300
PTI, Aug 1, 2010, 06.46pm IST
PESHAWAR: Over 1,300 people have died and tens of thousands others rendered homeless from the massive flood in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said today.
The number of deaths caused by surging flash floods and lashing downpours in the country crossed 1,300.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is the worst hit province 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, Geo TV reported.
The 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, it said.
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, Geo TV said.
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 Pakistan-occupied 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 PoK and at least six people had to lose their lives in Gilgit-Baltistan in floods.