NDMA Chairman Zafar Qadir has said that in Sindh province the infra structure has been badly destroyed and so for one hundred and thirty persons have died in the floods.
In his briefing to media here on Wednesday, he said that various
roads including Karachi-Badin have been severely damaged and are not
usable.
He said the Government has decided to launch a national appeal to help their flood hit brothers.
He said from now NDMA distributes weekly ration to the flood
affectees through Utility Stores and CSD. He said fifty thousand food
packets are being provided on daily basis. Federal government has
provided forty three thousand tents while eighteen thousand more are
reaching till tomorrow.
Mr. Qadir said that a United Nations team will visit tomorrow to the
flood affected areas and will meet the provincial leadership. He said
so for four million people have been affected.
Chairman NDMA says that 8.5 million aqua tablets are available in
the flood hit areas and one table is enough to clean water for a family
in one day. He said anti-malaria medicines are available too. SANA
