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120 killed in Pakistan floods
 FLASH floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 120 people in Pakistan's North West Frontier province, and forced hundreds of thousands out of their homes in neighbouring India, officials said today. The floods played havoc in five districts of Pakistan's NWFP, including two which were badly hit by a devastating earthquake last year, submerging hundreds of villages and causing extensive property damage. | The floods have swept away mud houses and people... |
The situation is worse than last year, as the rains triggered more flash floods this time in our five districts,'' NWFP Information Minister Asif Iqbal Khan said. The floods have swept away mud houses and people.
| Ummm... Mud people, living in mud houses? Who knew? |
By today, rescuers had recovered 43 bodies in Mardan, the second biggest city in the province, after a bridge overflowing with people collapsed on Saturday. Iqbal Khan said some 100 people were still missing in the incident. He said incessant rains and floods could lead to the spread of diseases like diarrhoea and other respiratory infections, especially among children. We are trying our best to provide food and medicines to every affected person but still there is a threat of an epidemic.
| These things only happen because they don't have enough shariah, y'know... |
Posted by: Fred 2006-08-08 |
