Daily Update of Torrential Rain and Flood Situation in Pakistan

July 31, 2010

Overview:

Country-wide torrential rains caused unprecedented and outrageous floods throughout Pakistan except in Sindh where minor damages are reported. The current spate of torrential rains and flash floods started on 21st July 2010. Initially it played havoc in eastern parts of Baluchistan which includes: Barkhan, Kohlu, Sibi, Jafferabad and Naseerabad districts. The relief operations in the affected areas of Baluchistan were not over yet, when floods struck district Rajanpur, Layya and Gujranwala in Punjab. Subsequently, the torrential rains and tides of floods turned towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir and engulfed various small and large towns in these areas. The most affected areas in KPK are: Shangla, Swat, Minghora, Mansehra, Charsadda, Noshehra towns, where routine life has come to a complete halt and affected communities in most parts of KPK are still waiting for rescue and relief.

Initial reports reveals that around 1 million people have been affected by worst floods in the country and more than 600 people are reported to have died mainly due to either being washed away, collapsing of their houses or electrocution caused due to flooding of ground surface. The government authorities and armed forces, supported by the humanitarian organizations and NGOs, have started a major rescue effort to reach out to stranded communities that have been cut off by raging torrents of water.

The severity of the flooding has caused enormous damage to the country’s infrastructure in both rural and urban areas. Entire settlements of mud-brick houses are reported to have been swept away, major bridges have collapsed, and some major provincial cities have been totally cut off after road and rail links were severed. The widespread disruption to the country’s communications network meant that reaching the worst-hit areas of the country has become extremely difficult.

In order to facilitate coordinated humanitarian response in the affected areas and enable humanitarian organizations to have substantial planning for their humanitarian activities, SPO, with the support of its partner organizations, initiated rapid assessments in the affected areas and share it with relevant stakeholders in the form of daily update. Date-wise situational update and rapid assessments of damages caused by torrential rains and flood are available on SPO website and can be accessed on URL http://www.spopk.org.

1)    LIST OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLES IN JAFFERABAD (SHARQI)

S#

NAME OF AFFECTED AREA/VILLAGE

TEHSIL

UNION COUNCIL

HOUSE HOLD

POPULATION

1

Ali Dost

Gandar

Sohbatpur

15

92

2

Imam Ud Din Barohi

Gandar

Sohbatpur

25

130

3

Abdul Wahid

Gandar

Sohbatpur

17

92

4

Muhammad Saleh Dhar

Gandar

Sohbatpur

30

138

5

Shams Ul Haq KHan Khosa

Gandar

Sohbatpur

22

107

6

Muhammad Nawaz Khan

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

15

82

7

Dr. Muhammad Akbar Khosa

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

32

145

8

Bahar Ud Din

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

40

218

9

Muhammad HAnif Langove

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

13

175

10

Musharraf Khan Khosa

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

60

325

11

Haji Marhan

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

21

110

12

Mehwaldar

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

120

725

13

Doran Khan KHosa

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

28

175

14

Qambar Wahi (Sohrab Khan Khosa)

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

25

137

15

Khadim Hussain Khan Khoosa

Khudaidad

Sohbatpur

11

98

16

Baboo Hashim

Gandar

Sohbatpur

9

72

17

Muhammad Musa

Gandar

Sohbatpur

11

62

18

Mushtaq Ahmed

Gandar

Sohbatpur

7

70

19

Goth Abdul Malik

Gandar

Sohbatpur

18

71

20

Abdul Majeed

Gandar

Sohbatpur

7

97

21

Manji Pur

Gandar

Sohbatpur

50

338

22

Naseeb Ullah Khan

Gandar

Sohbatpur

17

175

 

2) LIST OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLES IN JAFFERABAD (Gharbi)

 

S#

NAME OF AFFECTED AREA/VILLAGE

TEHSIL

UNION COUNCIL

HOUSE HOLD

POPULATION

1

Ahmed Khan Umerani

Usta Muhammad

Khanpur

6

48

2

Mir Muhammad Bleedi

Usta Muhammad

Saimbi

4

28

3

Ahmed Khan Umerani

Usta Muhammad

Saimbi

8

78

4

Bhagia Khan Umerani

Usta Muhammad

Faizabad

7

72

5

Hazoor Bakhsh

Usta Muhammad

Qabola

10

88

6

Samandar Khan Dasti

Usta Muhammad

Qabola

6

40

7

Muhammad Ibrahim Umerani

Usta Muhammad

Qabola

8

45

8

Yaqoob Muhala

Usta Muhammad

Union C#3

14

94

9

Muhammad Hayat

Usta Muhammad

Hadsairo

8

48

10

Jaan Qalooni

Usta Muhammad

Union C#3

9

88

11

Ali Jan Umerani

Usta Muhammad

Hadsairo

6

39

12

Muhammad Ali

Usta Muhammad

Khanpur

11

77

3)    LIST OF THE AFFECTED PEOPLES IN NASEERABAD

S#

NAME OF AFFECTED AREA/VILLAGE

TEHSIL

UNION COUNCIL

HOUSE HOLD

POPULATION

1

Ghulam Sarwar

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

10

93

2

Sajan KHan Shanwani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

18

167

3

Haji Abdul Sattar

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

6

53

4

Arz Muhamad Umrani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

5

48

5

Naiq Muhammad Umrani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

12

109

6

Basheer Ahmed

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

8

73

7

Khair Muhammad

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

22

206

8

Rajab Ali Umrani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

4

43

9

Master Abdul Ghafar

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

5

34

10

Haji Amanullah

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

7

59

11

Allah Bakhsh

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

5

48

12

Rais Adam KHani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

3

19

13

Sahib Dad Subhani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

3

37

14

Ghulam Rasool Subhani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

5

44

15

Tallo Khan Subhani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

10

103

16

Haji Umer Subhani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

4

35

17

Zahid Hussain Umerani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

15

142

18

Fazal Muhammad Umerani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

5

46

19

Mihammad Ehsan Umerani

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

6

57

20

Mahkoom Ud Din

Tumbo

Manjo Shura

4

33

 

Punjab Province:
Mianwali:

Flood on 30th July 2010 in Mianwali has hit various parts of the districts and Mari Indus, Tabiser, Kala Bagh, Kot Chanana, Qamar Mushani Kacha, Qamar Mushani Paka, Mala Khel, Essa Khel, are the severely affected area. The details of damages are yet come as currently the focus of humanitarian assistance is towards rescuing of the stranded communities. 

As per initial assessments it has been reported that various part of the affected area are heavly flooded which is evident from the fact that in Vanda Kukran Wala, water level has reached 12 feet. More than 2000 people have been stranded and awaiting for rescue while sitting on their roof tops or hill tops in the area.

Until recently, only 25 tents were provided by relevant authorities to the affected communities in the UC and helicopter services for rescuing of the stranded people is reported to be operational but insufficient for huge number of stranded people.

Similarly, 150 families belonging from Mari Indus have been displaced.  Displaced families are being  cooked meal by Imam Khumaini Trust but still their are various  hazards being faced by displaced communities, which include; shortage of washrooms, spread of diseases like diarrhoea, skin infection etc.  Until now, 5-6 snake bite incidents have been reported from the area.

District Rajanpur:

District Rajanpur is the most affected district of South Punjab as 22,000 families are affected. Out of severely affected families, 400 families have taken shelter in schools and 4000 families have been taken shelter in their relatives’ homes. Major infrastructure damages include washing away of 15 bridges and 16 schools besides collapse of various houses. The most affected Tehsils are: Jam Pur, Rajanpur and Rojan. Today, 7000 cusec water will hit the Tehsil Rojhan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

The process of area-wise rapid assessments yet to be initiated in PKP, as currently, all humanitarian efforts are focussed towards rescuing of the stranded communities and as thousands of people are yet to be rescued from most affected areas of Noshehra, Charsadda, Swat, Mansehra etc.

A partial assessment of damages have been completed in D.I. Khan and Tank and same is reproduced below for substantial planning of relief humanitarian organizations for carrying out relief activities in the area:

District D I Khan:

The District Government has established relief camps in two Government Schools, Wensum School and Middle School No 4 where District Administration will distribute cooked meal among the flood affected. Total affected families are 13550 and many areas are not accessible.

S#

DISTRICT

TEHSIL

UNION COUNCIL

DEATH(s)

CRITICAL LOSES

AFFECTED POPULATION

1

D I Khan

D I Khan

Kech

Nil

Houses:732 B.Walls:1852

Families:2000

2

D I Khan

D I Khan

Hassam

Nil

Houses:51 B.Walls:18

Families:73

3

D I Khan

D I Khan

Manderan

Nil

Houses:566 B.Walls:275

Families:800

4

D I Khan

D I Khan

Shor Kot

Nil

Houses:1450 B.Walls:113

Families:1516

5

D I Khan

D I Khan

Yarak

Nil

Houses:872 B.Walls:348

Families:1670

6

D I Khan

D I Khan

Himat

Nil

Houses:83 B.Walls:173

Families:252

7

D I Khan

D I Khan

Korai

Nil

Houses:157 B.Walls:352

Families:201

8

D I Khan

D I Khan

Kotla Saidan

Nil

Houses:42 B.Walls:59

Families:89

9

D I Khan

D I Khan

Mallana

Nil

Houses:32 B.Walls:88

Families:481

10

D I Khan

D I Khan

Zindani

Nil

Houses:18 B.Walls:76

Families:510

11

D I Khan

Daraban

Daraban

3

Houses:371 B.Walls:119

Families:211

12

D I Khan

Daraban

Chodwan

Nil

Houses:247 B.Walls:381

Families:456

13

D I Khan

Daraban

Musa Zai

Nil

Houses:276 B.Walls:297

Families:513

14

D I Khan

Daraban

Gandi Ashiq/Omar Khan

Nil

Houses:218 B.Walls:162

Families:412

15

D I Khan

Kulachi

Looni

Nil

Houses:531 B.Walls:278

Families:618

16

D I Khan

Kulachi

Kulachi

2

Houses:218 B.Walls:162

Families:513

17

D I Khan

Kulachi

Hathala

1

Houses:531 B.Walls:278

Families:412

18

D I Khan

Pharpur

Laar

Nil

Houses:732 B.Walls:1852

Families:618

19

D I Khan

Pharpur

Kot Jai

Nil

Houses:156 B.Walls:46

Families:191

20

D I Khan

Pharpur

Dhap Shumali

Nil

Houses:113 B.Walls:51

Families:147

21

D I Khan

Pharpur

Bund Korai

Nil

Houses:259 B.Walls:358

Families:310

22

D I Khan

Pharpur

Bilot Sharif

Nil

Houses:269 B.Walls:619

Families:345

23

D I Khan

Pharpur

Kat Ghar

Nil

Houses:167 B.Walls:232

Families:302

24

D I Khan

Pharpur

Karri Khasur

Nil

Houses:23 B.Walls:25

Families:41

25

D I Khan

Pharpur

Pharpur

Nil

Houses:154 B.Walls:251

Families:301

26

D I Khan

Pharpur

pinwala

Nil

Houses:81 B.Walls:101

Families:172

27

D I Khan

Pharpur

Abdul Khail

Nil

Houses:59 B.Walls:3`

Families:41

28

D I Khan

Pharpur

Dhap Junubi

Nil

Houses:178 B.Walls:289

Families:318

 

 

Focal Persons for SPO Humanitarian Response:

SPO Regional teams are working with relevant stakeholders at regional level for relief and mitigation of miseries of the affected communities and coordinating relief operation in the areas. For further details or any other relevant information, you may contact SPO staff at following locations:

Islamabad:

1.         Malick Shahbaz Malik                         0300-5556324, 051-2298892, 8316890

2.         Syed Shahan Abbas                             0321-9696177, 051-2298892, 8316890

3          Azhar Ghumro                                     0300-9712236

4.         Noor Baloch                                        0321-2290286

Azad Jammu & Kashmir

1.         Qamar Zaman (Muzaffrabad)             0300-5179530, 05822-434432, 05822-434432

2.         Attique-ur-Rehman  (Neelum)            05821-456574

3.         Tabraiz Shamsi (Bagh)                       0331-8210911, 05823-445290

4.         Tabassam Shahzad (Bagh)                  0345-2603015, 05823-445290

Quetta:

1.         Mukhtiar Chalgari                               03458300130

2.         Fouzia Khajjaz                                     03337931296

3.         Farooq Magsi                                      03013719957

Lahore:

1.         Jam Jamshaid                                      0300-6360162

2.         Shams Nazir                                        0300-6105885

 

 

 

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