QUETTA: At least nine people died in Balochistan after heavy rains wreaked havoc in different parts of the province on Monday.
According to a press statement issued by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) regarding the casualties and damages in rain-related incidents, nine people, including women and children, have died in Balochistan after heavy rains wreaked havoc in large parts of the province.
PDMA in its report said the rain caused flash flooding in Mastung, Khuzdar, Harnai, Noshki, Loralai, Kohlu, Dhadar, and Dera Bugti. PDMA said 142 houses and three bridges have been completely destroyed during the fresh spell of monsoon rains in Balochistan.
Citing the detail of incidents it said the fresh spell of monsoon rainfall caused damages to three houses in Kechi, two each in Dera Bugti and Khuzdar, 135 in Jhal Magis and five houses were damaged in Harnai.
On the Makran Coastal Highway to Gwadar, Bedok Bridge was destroyed by floods, suspending the traffic between Gwadar to Lasbela and Karachi.
Meanwhile, PMD has forecast rain/wind-thundershowers in Kashmir, Islamabad, upper/central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit-Baltistan, northeast Balochistan, coastal belt of Sindh and Balochistan during the next 12 hours.
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Monday visited the flood-affected areas of Harnai district. The chief minister on the occasion assured all possible support to the flood affectees to minimize their sufferings.
Talking to media he said a flood-like situation was forming in the province, with dams overflowing due to persistent rain the province for the last three days. The provincial authorities are working on opening Gawadar, Bolan and other roads, he added.
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