Pakistan Army using ‘all resources to ward off impacts of flash floods in Karachi’
Pakistan Army troops are busy in shifting people to safer places. PHOTO: ISPR
As the country’s economic hub continues to reel under the devastation caused by record-breaking rains on Thursday, the Pakistan Army is using all its resources to ward off the impacts of flash floods and protect the strategic installations in Karachi.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued an update of relief and rescue operation on Friday and according to which, three army field medical facilities have been established in Karachi’s Qayyumabad, Sarjani Town and Sadi Town to provide immediate emergency medical care to flood victims.
“Aerial reconnaissance carried out to asses on ground flood situation,” the military’s media wing said in a statement.
“Pakistan Army Engineers troops filled breach of Malir Nadi regulating water flow towards Marwi Goth , MUI Goth, Dad bhai colony, Afridi colony, Gulshan-e-Abbas and Madina colony to save local population from water flow,” it added.
The ISPR said army engineer equipment specially dewatering pumps are permanently kept at K-E (K-electric) grid station for its protection against flooding.
The army mobile recovery vehicles are also deployed at various choke points to shift vehicles struck in flood to maintain flow of traffic.
Cooked meals being provided to stranded people in flood-hit areas, it added.