The local authorities said on Saturday (16) that more than 300 people died in northwestern Pakistan two days after heavy rains and floods.
Rescue teams are searching for survivors and launching banned roads. The authorities said that the emergency boxes are used for activities, adding that heavy rains will continue until August 21.
This Friday (15), a rescue helicopter fell due to bad weather, killing the five crew.
The sudden storms, floods, lightning, landslides and buildings collapsed in the bloodiest period in the seasonal wind season caused this year. Until Saturday morning, 307 deaths were confirmed, with an unspecified number of missing persons, in the provinces of Khyber Bakhtongua and Mountains, according to the Regional Disaster Management Authority.
Not only Pakistan, but also parts of India and Nepal harshly heavy rains, floods and other storms related to last week.
Boner Province, three and a half hours north of Pakistan, Islamabad, was among the most difficult strokes in the country. There are 184 killed in the area, with widespread damage to the infrastructure, farms and orchards, according to the local authorities. Storm, trees fell, sudden floods, dragging people and commodities. The residents of the province, including women and children, were stuck due to floods in some areas of Boner.
District Secretary Shihab Ali Shah said, in another area, the collapse of the roof of the building caused by precipitation caused many 34 deaths. He said that the employees were sent to the floods flooded to oversee relief operations and evaluate damage.
He said that the medical camps were created for the victims of the floods, as well as arrangements for the families who lost their homes to receive meals. Shah said heavy machines will be carried out to clean and restore roads.
Isaac Bir, Deputy Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the civil and military teams transfer the rescue and relief operations, while the country's Prime Minister led an emergency meeting to discuss the tragedy.
Our hearts with the families who lost their loved ones, with those who were injured and many who were dragged and lived [pela água]He said in a statement on social networks.
