In what is being called “the perfect storm” — labelled so after the hugely devastating storm that hit the US east coast in 1991 — the US’s eastern seaboard is today in the path of havoc and destruction. Making its way towards the east coast from Cuba and Jamaica, Sandy is a modern day tsunami, […]
BY: KINZA KHAN So far, Hurricane Sandy has killed 14 people in the US’ East Coast area. Millions have been left stranded without power, huddled indoors while the storm of the century rages on. This is, without a doubt, the biggest natural catastrophe to have hit the US in more than three decades. President Obama […]
By: Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing serious threats due to climate changes fast taking place particularly in mountainous regions of Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya, it is learnt. “The carbonaceous filth has started mixing into Indus waters pouring in from Glaciers (snow melting) which could leave hazardous consequences for life of every kind in the water passageways,” […]
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has announced a financial assistance package for the flood affectees of Southern Punjab, under which Rs40,000 will be distributed among each one of them in two equal installments. The financial assistance will be distributed among the flood affectees through the Khadim-e-Punjab Card. Shahbaz also announced waiving off […]
By: Sabir Shah LAHORE: Hurricane Sandy, which is likely to affect the lives of 60 million residents of the United States in hours and days to come, is bound to prove deadlier than the Sept 9, 1900 Galveston city storm that had led to the deaths of 6,000-12,000 Americans after roaring ashore from the Gulf […]
By: NISAR A. BROHI Serious gaps have been observed in the emergency response by the government and non-governmental humanitarian agencies during the floods in the last two consecutive years, which are being also repeated this year. There are reports that rainwater is still standing in most parts of northern districts of Sindh as well as […]
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) urged for placing forests under local control to increase incomes and sustainability. In its report ‘Investing in locally controlled forestry’, IUCN observed that to increase the incomes of many of the billion forest-dependent people world-wide the current model for investment in forests must be turned on its head. […]
Karachi: Adviser to the Sindh Chief Minister on Relief Haleem Adil Shaikh has said the government is providing relief to flood- and rain-affected people not only of Sindh but also of Punjab and Balochistan. Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, he said President Asif Ali Zardari had directed the Sindh government to […]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari on Wednesday directed the departments concerned of the federal and provincial governments to expedite relief and rehabilitation activities for the flood-affected people of Sindh and Balochistan. He also directed for removal of the inundated areas by utilising all available resources in view of fast approaching winter season. The president also asked […]
KARACHI: More than 3.1 million people have been affected during recent heavy rains in Sindh, said provincial minister for revenue, Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar. In a media briefing on Sunday, he said 12000 villages with no less than 400, 000 were fully or partially damaged in the province. Eight districts including Ghotki, Sukkur, Khairpur, Kamber-Shahdatkot, […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah approved an immediate allocation of Rs 1 billion for the flood-affected families in order to provide them with early supply of ration, tents, mosquito nets, medicines and blankets ahead of the winter season. The Sindh chief minister approved the allocation while presiding over a meeting regarding relief and […]
ISLAMABD: A total of 466,026 houses have been damaged as a result of recent floods including 275,023 completely and 191,003 partially destroyed houses in the flood hit areas. According to data released by the National Management Authority (NDMA), as many as 14,370 villages have been inundated in the recent floods. 121,992 acre standing crops have […]
Shahid Husain Karachi: Although as many as 3.18 million people and 12,005 villages were affected by the recent downpours in Sindh, no efforts were being made to drain the stagnant water, a highly placed source informed The News on the condition of anonymity. As of October 17, around 3,184,743 persons had been affected by the […]
The Senate functional committee on less developed areas has expressed disappointment over the steps taken by National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (NDMAs) for flood affected people of Balochistan. A meeting held with Senator Mir Wali Muhammad Badini was given a briefing by the official of NDMA on reconstruction/rehabilitation of work in the flood affected […]
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