PRCS Sitrep No.6, Monsoon Floods 15Th Sep, 14
MONSOON 2014 Info Report - 6: Dated 15-09-14 18-09- HIGHLIGHT Forecast from Pakistan Meteorological Department says “Seasonal low lies over north Baluchistan and adjoining areas. A shallow trough of westerly wave is also prevailing over Kashmir and adjoining areas”. As per the report of NDMA dated 14th September, 2014, Monsoon rains have affected 2,459,704 individuals caused 301 deaths and 507 people got injured in AJK, Punjab and GB. As per UNOCH report of 11th September, the authorities expect an estimated 3 million people to be affected by the floods in the coming days. PRCS is responding in Punjab, AJK, GB and Sindh with an initial plan to assist 13,000 families (91,000 indiv), with provision of food, non food items, emergency shelter and health and care services. In Punjab three PRCS health units have already started working and disaster preparedness stocks are being sent to the affected districts for distribution. So far PRCS Punjab Provincial Branch has distributed 2,350 x food packs to the flood affected families of Jhang, Sialkot, Shikarpur, Chinniot, Gujrat, Hafizabad and Toba Take Singh. In GB 70 x NFIs have been distributed among the flood affected families of Astor District. In AJK 840 families have been assisted with provision of emergency shelter and NFIs in district Bagh, Poonch, Haveli and Muzafarabad. 2 MHUs have also been deployed in District Haveli today. So far, 51 patients were treated in Hallan Shamil of Union Council Kala Mula, District Haveli. than 15,200 flood afected people all over Pakistan with services including food and non food items provision, 1.WEATHER OUTLOOK (as of 15th Sep,2014 at 1045 hrs by pak met) HYDROLOGICAL SITUATION: River Chenab at Punjnad is in High Flood Level.
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