RDs Time Flood special
By: Shamsuddin Muhammad
By: Shamsuddin Muhammad
HUNZA, August: Torrential rains followed by flesh floods wreck havoc and inflicted property loss in different localities in Hunza subdivision. Nevertheless, except Guro, Joghlot in Nagar sub-division remained safe from any destruction in the wake of flooding during moon soon cycle that hit the whole country simultaneously. The floods not only cut off supply line from Gilgit and down cities but also reduced inter vicinity movement of public. Elders, employees, business men, students all affected by the continuous as scarcity of petroleum products coupled with ruined roads made hampered transportation. According to the details retained recently, floods have destroyed residential houses as well as cattle huts in Khanaabad and Hussainabad in Lower, orchards around Hyderabad nallahs, Giram area in Altit in Central and Khyber, Qalamdarchi and Chiperson in Upper HUNZA.
Local volunteers continued to facilitate public through self based efforts to get them out of troubles and help in moment by constructing makeshift bridges for temporary use.
Fortunately, devastation remained comparatively low as the locals on self help basis made disaster prevention measures. Yet, the situation in some of the areas of Ghizer and Baltistan went from bad to worse as regional disaster management authority despite being in its mandate could hardly response to such disaster.
The situation in down cities of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh remained disappointing. That scenario posed country to a new kind of crisis for politically fragile democratic government with having little expreriance to deal with such natural disaster in its 62 years history invited army to help manage the situation. Following pictures portrays the situation prevailed during recent flooding with heavy rain pour.
HUNZA: [Left] Students use a small wooden block to cross the flooding water at Hyderabad huge moment of masses Nallah (Locally called Herr). [ Right] A single wooden block only sustaining the load of mass moment across
Local volunteers continued to facilitate public through self based efforts to get them out of troubles and help in moment by constructing makeshift bridges for temporary use.
Fortunately, devastation remained comparatively low as the locals on self help basis made disaster prevention measures. Yet, the situation in some of the areas of Ghizer and Baltistan went from bad to worse as regional disaster management authority despite being in its mandate could hardly response to such disaster.
The situation in down cities of Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh remained disappointing. That scenario posed country to a new kind of crisis for politically fragile democratic government with having little expreriance to deal with such natural disaster in its 62 years history invited army to help manage the situation. Following pictures portrays the situation prevailed during recent flooding with heavy rain pour.
HUNZA: [Left] Students use a small wooden block to cross the flooding water at Hyderabad huge moment of masses Nallah (Locally called Herr). [ Right] A single wooden block only sustaining the load of mass moment across
Hunza: [Left] Flood wrecked havoc in various areas and inundated roads. [Right] A school going student struggles to come out of debris of flood during 3 -week heavy monsoon rains. RDs Time Photo
HUNZA: (Left) Local volunteers trying to clear the flooded only link road used albeit to KKH connecting Aliabad, Karimabad, Altit and Ganish; (Middle) Vehicls stuck into mud; (Right) Locals daring to cross flood water at Hyderabad Nallah (Har). RDsT Photo 
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