Floods result in loss of lives in Balochistan

QUETTA, July 27 (SABAH): Flash floods unleashed by heavy rainfall continued to ravage through Balochistan on Wednesday, claiming 105 lives and leaving the districts of Lasbela, Jhal Magsi, Kech and Khuzdar devastated.

According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), 34 children and 30 women are also among the dead.

Director-General PDMA Naseer Ahmed Nasar said the government has paid compensation to the heirs of 75 flood victims.

Meanwhile, a large number of people, including women and children, were stranded in flood waters in Lasbela district.

The official media reported that Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has directed concerned officials to rescue people stranded in flood waters in the Urki area of district Lesbela.

In a statement, he also directed to utilize the provincial government’s helicopter to evacuate people.