Flood in Dera Ghazi Khan affects thousands; emergency declared

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Rain once again began to lash the city on Monday morning while floodwater caused a breach in Dera Ghazi Khan canal, inundating half of the city.

Meanwhile, floodwater has also started entering Rajinpur and Tonsa Sharif, irking dwellers of the region.

In Dera Ghazi Khan, Public Health Department’s office, Railway Road, Border Military Police Line, Indus Colony among various areas have come under rain floodwater.

According to the Controller Rescue Team In-charge Muhammad Zubair, rescue teams are busy in shifting affected people to safer places while Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan claimed that the level of water is decreasing and thousands of people have been moved to safer places.

Widespread rains continued across the country, triggering high flood in the nullahs of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajinpur and Tonsa Shareef due to which floodwater is entering the residential areas of the city.

Dera Ghazi Khan Administration has declared a state of emergency. The power supply to the city was also disrupted.

Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Tariq Mehmood said that the situation in the city had been predicted in advance and relief operation is currently underway. He said five thousand people have been shifted to safe places.

The flood and rainwater is entering the house located in Gao Shala, Railway Pali and their adjoining areas.

The commissioner said that relief camps are working and affected people are being shifted to the camps set up in schools and colleges.

Almost 400 people are still suffering the ills of flood and they will be rescued soon, he added.