Summary NDMA chairman briefed the Federal Cabinet that 274 people have lost their lives in recent floods.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today (Friday) chaired a Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad to discuss flood situation and relief activities in the affected areas, Dunya News reported.
On the occasion, Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt. Gen Mohammad Saeed Aleem gave detailed briefing regarding damaged caused by the floods and ongoing relief activities.
He said helicopters and boats are being used to assist the flood victims. Pakistan Army and provincial institutions are busy in relief activities. Ten districts in Punjab have been devastated by flashfloods.
The NDMA chief explained that 45,000 houses in three thousand villages have been damaged. Overall, 1.1 million people have been affected by the floods while 274 people have lost their lives. Jhang, Chiniot and Hafizabad are mostly affected areas. Reconstruction phase will begin soon after assessing the damages.
Currently, a massive flood torrent is heading towards Head Panjnad, he added.
Meaniwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to take all possible measures to protect lives and property of people from floods in Sindh province.
He directed to chalk out an effective strategy to mitigate the damages of floods and torrential rains in the country.
The Prime Minister also directed NDMA to expedite the work on assessment of floods damages and complete the report within weeks instead of months.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the authorities to present national administrative strategy to tackle natural disasters in the next cabinet meeting.
