Pakistan's flood emergency continues as the country is deluged in unrelenting superfloods, Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said on Friday.
As per latest reports attributed to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) the Indus is slated to experience very high floods with releases from Tarbela Dam ranging from 500,000 cusecs to 700,000 cusecs on Saturday and Sunday, the minister tweeted.
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Exceptionally high flooding is also expected in the Kabul River at Nowshehra over the next 48 hours. Severe flooding is also expected to continue in Balochistan nullahs during the next 24 hours.
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The minister said authorities had been advised to remain on high alert. They had also been advised to strive to secure citizens' lives and properties. Concluding her final tweet with an appeal, Sherry said everybody ought to do whatever they can to help those affected.
Torrential monsoons have led to unprecedented superfloods exceeding the devastation caused by the 2010 floods, the minister had said earlier. The minister made the remarks while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change. "Explaining to the NA [National Assembly] Climate Change Committee that business as usual is not possible. Pakistan’s torrential monsoons have led to unprecedented super floods exceeding the devastation caused by the great flood of 2010. This one has rewritten climate history for more than a decade," she said in a tweet.
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The minister said a day earlier that all national resources are needed to overcome the challenge, adding that 20 million people had been left homeless.
The European Union separately announced to provide €1.8 million to families affected by flash floods in Pakistan. The aid will assist flood-affected people in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
“We expect more than 1 million people having lost their homes and in need of direct assistance. The EU contribution underlines our commitment to the people of Pakistan and enables our partners to provide life-saving aid to those most affected,” Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said. The EU had allocated €350,000 in aid to help flood-affected people in Balochistan last week.
As per latest reports attributed to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) the Indus is slated to experience very high floods with releases from Tarbela Dam ranging from 500,000 cusecs to 700,000 cusecs on Saturday and Sunday, the minister tweeted.
https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1563171290856693760?s=20&t=0xC64n952VahZwkdBBOQwg
Exceptionally high flooding is also expected in the Kabul River at Nowshehra over the next 48 hours. Severe flooding is also expected to continue in Balochistan nullahs during the next 24 hours.
https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1563171611435761664?s=20&t=0xC64n952VahZwkdBBOQwg
The minister said authorities had been advised to remain on high alert. They had also been advised to strive to secure citizens' lives and properties. Concluding her final tweet with an appeal, Sherry said everybody ought to do whatever they can to help those affected.
Torrential monsoons have led to unprecedented superfloods exceeding the devastation caused by the 2010 floods, the minister had said earlier. The minister made the remarks while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Climate Change. "Explaining to the NA [National Assembly] Climate Change Committee that business as usual is not possible. Pakistan’s torrential monsoons have led to unprecedented super floods exceeding the devastation caused by the great flood of 2010. This one has rewritten climate history for more than a decade," she said in a tweet.
https://twitter.com/sherryrehman/status/1563065651572264960?s=20&t=0xC64n952VahZwkdBBOQwg
The minister said a day earlier that all national resources are needed to overcome the challenge, adding that 20 million people had been left homeless.
The European Union separately announced to provide €1.8 million to families affected by flash floods in Pakistan. The aid will assist flood-affected people in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
“We expect more than 1 million people having lost their homes and in need of direct assistance. The EU contribution underlines our commitment to the people of Pakistan and enables our partners to provide life-saving aid to those most affected,” Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič said. The EU had allocated €350,000 in aid to help flood-affected people in Balochistan last week.