More rain is drowning in flood-ravaged Pakistan
he expected Islamabad – More rain is drowning in flood-ravaged Pakistan on Saturday and even the heaviest rains in the coming days, we accelerated and exacerbated the crisis, and radical Islamic groups to fill gaps in a partial response to the government.
Have been affected by Pakistani authorities estimate up to 13 million people across the country in South Asia through the rising waters. And killed about 1500 people, mostly in the northwestern part of the region most affected.
Heavy flooding, which began about two weeks ago had washed away roads and bridges, and lines of communication are many, have hampered rescue efforts. Justified the continuing monsoon rains in many of the helicopters in an attempt to rescue people and aid the phrase, including six helicopters on loan from U.S. troops manned in Afghanistan.
The national government was formed in response and chaos in some cases, and confidence in its ability to meet the decision shook President Asif Ali Zardari to travel to France and Europe in the midst of the crisis.
Floods receded slightly on Friday in the north-west of the country, but heavy rain in the evening and Saturday morning, while rising rivers and streams. Farooq said Pakistan Meteorological House is expected to torrential rains in Afghanistan to take things further during the next 36 hours, swelling the Kabul River has grown in the north-west Pakistan.
This probably means more of sadness and Punjab and Sindh provinces, as well as a flood of new flow of the river east and south.
Authorities have adopted a variety of fees on the number of persons from among the 175 million people of Pakistan affected by the floods.
The United Nations has been touched four million people, including 1.5 million seriously, which means that homes were damaged or destroyed. But Pakistani authorities have put the figure much higher.
Punjab and North West, and displaced flood of 12 million people, “said Amal Masoud, a national disaster official of the Department of the Authority. Sindh province, were evacuated about 1 million people, or being helped out of their homes,” said Jam Saifullah, the region’s minister for irrigation.
The United Nations said the disaster was an “equal footing” with the Kashmir earthquake in 2005 – which killed about 73000 people – in terms of the number of people who need assistance and damage to infrastructure.
About 30 000 Pakistani soldiers and to rebuild bridges and the provision of food and setting up relief camps in the northwestern part of the country, which is a key battleground in the war against al Qaeda and the Taliban. Was donated by foreign countries and the United Nations millions of dollars.
U.S. soldiers have been printed in the war effort in Afghanistan to run four helicopters Chinook and Black Hawk, and six to evacuate people from the Swat Valley, northwest of the country, support the campaign there. About 85 U.S. troops involved, although the rain was not much traffic.
Also help in the relief efforts of Islamic charities, such as e-Falah Foundation Insaniat, which Western officials believe is linked to the Lashkar-e-Taiba, a group accused of bomb attacks in Mumbai in 2008. The Brotherhood is officially banned, but not ban appeal in court and enforced unevenly.
The Director of Hafiz Abdul Rauf is the group in 1912 to provide medical and food for 100,000 people every day. And helped the institution after the earthquake in Kashmir under a different name.
“The next step, and will begin to provide shelter, but is currently providing food and medicine to flood victims is our priority,” said Rauf.
He criticized government officials, saying it does not do much to hold press conferences and ads. But he was satisfied with the efforts of the United States.
“All the help and donate to is welcome,” he said.