PES holds mock flood emergency exercise

Rescue service also set up medical flood relief camp

FAISALABAD: The Punjab Emergency Service (PES), commonly known as Rescue 1122, held mock exercises on Friday in preparation of managing possible flood situation in the district.

The mock exercise was held at Marri Pattan site near River Ravi, which included the participation of two other departments, Civil Defence and Livestock.

The purpose of holding the mock exercise was to review the capacity of the departments concerned as well, said District Emergency Officer Ihtesham Wahla.

He said people’s lives could be saved by providing in-time response.

He added that Rescue 1122 teams would remain alert round-the-clock to cope with possible flooding situation during monsoon.

The rescuers exhibited practical skills of rescuing people from flooded areas, saving the drowning persons and shifting of people to safe places through ambulances. An exercise was also held for shifting of people suffering from the coronavirus disease in flooded areas to hospitals. The emergency service also set up a rescue medical flood relief camp to serve any victims.

Tandlianwala Municipal Corporation  CEO, Emergency Officer Operations and other Rescue 1122 officers were also present on the occasion.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2020.