Saturday, August 21, 2010

PAK NAVY RELEIF TEAMS WORKING IN GARHI KHAIRO, JACOBABAD

SUKKUR, Aug 21 : Pakistan Navy Coastal Command on request of Sindh Government has dispatched relief teams to Garhi Khairo, Jacobabad, where floodwater has entered and complete inundation of the area is imminent.A statement issued by the spokesman of Pakistan Navy said here on Saturday.Pakistan Navy has also provided two helicopters to conduct search and rescue missions in Multan on a request of the Punjab government.



In Sindh, tent cities established by the Pakistan Navy in Khairpur and Jacobabad areas have started registration and accommodation of people rescued and evacuated from the flood-affected areas.
Till now, 350 families have been accommodated in these camps.  Displaced persons are being provided food and other essential goods by relief teams operating in these areas.
Operation ‘Madad’ of Pakistan Navy also continued in the flood affected areas, under which PN rescue teams evacuated 1000 people from marooned areas to safer locations.
In Nawabshah, six rescue teams evacuated 280 people. The rescue team deployed in Shikarpur evacuated 550 persons. Around 80 victims were rescued from Jacobabad by two PN rescue teams.
The total number of evacuations by Pakistan Navy has reached up to 103,200. Evacuation from Nawabshah is likely to be completed by Friday.
Six search and rescue teams have been deployed in Sujawal from coastal units. Three rescue teams have also been deployed in Larkana and Qamber-Shahdadkot districts where many villages have been inundated due to a breach in Kerther canal.
The PN spokesman said dispatch of relief goods and food   continued  in the affected areas. During the last 24 hours, 4250 kilograms of  ready-to-cook food and 40 tents were dispatched to Nawabshah.

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