Rescuers Struggle As Kabul, Swat, Indus Rivers 'Continue To Run Furious'.

ISLAMABAD SHANGLA -- Rescue and relief operations are underway in flood-affected areas across the country and stranded people are being shifted to the camps and safer places.

Relief camps were established across all calamity hit districts, whereas food, medical aid and other relief items were being provided to affected people in the camps. Provincial Disaster Management Authority and other relevant stake holders continued distributing tents among affected people.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a news release said the Army Flood Relief Camps were established in various areas. Army Flood Relief helpline also established for public facilitation to coordinate rescue and relief efforts across the disaster hit areas of the country.

'Army help desks in various formations can be reached on Universal Access Number (UAN) 1135,' the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) Saturday said that rivers Kabul, Swat and Indus still run furious with water discharge of 263,000 cusecs, 89,000 cusecs and 586,000 cusecs respectively.

According to daily FFC report on Saturday, owing to continued heavy rainfall activity in the upper catchment areas during 25th-26th August 2022, River Swat has experienced very high flood situation from 0900 hours yesterday to 0930 hours today. At present the flood flows in River Swat is receding.

River Kabul was flowing in 'very high flood' at Nowshera with discharge of 263,000 cusecs at 0600 hours. It is presently discharging the maximum flows (315,000 cusecs at 1230 hours). Also it is in 'high flood' upstream Nowshera i.e; at Warsak (139,000 cusecs at 1230 hours).

River Indus at Khairabad (junction point after merging River Kabul in Indus) was flowing in 'high flood' of 586,000 cusecs at 1230 hours . Flow has now receded to 555,000 cusecs as reported by Tarbela Dam Management.

River Indus is flowing in high flood at Taunsa and Sukkur, 'medium flood' at Chashma, Guddu and Kotri. It is in 'low flood' at Tarbela and Kalabagh (the upstream two stations on Indus).

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