Rs40m released for assistance in Lakki Marwat, Bannu
BANNU
The relief operations were accelerated in rains-storms hit areas of Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts where officials of the Rescue 1122, NDMA, PDMA, district administration and other institutions were busy providing assistance to the effectees.
Besides these institutions, the employees of local government, police and people on self help basis were also assisting the victims in removal of debris and wreckage of the damaged/collapsed structures.
The provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said that at least 25 people died and 145 injured in rain-related incidents in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak and Lakki Marwat where 69 houses were also partially damaged.
Out of total 25 deaths, at least 15 persons died and 100 injured besides 68 houses were partially damaged in Bannu.
Five people were killed and 42 others wounded in Lakki Marwat while four people died and one person injured in Karak. A child died and two people injured besides one house partially damaged in D I Khan.
The spokesman of Rescue 1122 said that all stations in the affected areas were busy in relief operations and shifted injured to hospitals.
Deputy Speaker, National Assembly, Zahid Akram Durrani here Sunday visited district headquarters hospital Bannu where he inquired after heath of injured.
He directed the hospital administration to provide best medical facilities to all the injured.
The Deputy Speaker said that 15 dead bodies and about 150 injured were brought to the hospital.
Later, talking to reporters, the Deputy Speaker National Assembly announced a huge compensation package for the victims of rains and storms incident.
He announced Rs1 million for heirs of each dead, Rs three lakh for each injured and Rs50,000 for minor wounded of the incident.
He said that Prime Minister have assured all out support and assistance to the rains and storms victims.
The Deputy Speaker said that he was in close contact with NDMA and PDMA. He said that Rs40 billion were released to Deputy Commissioner Bannu for relief and rehabilitation operations of the affectees.
He said revenue staff would collect data about demages at union and tehsil councils level so that no affectee could be deprived of compensation.
NA Deputy Speaker inquires health of injured of rains-storms incidents in Lakki Marwat
The Deputy Speaker, National Assembly, Zahid Akram Durrani here Sunday visited Saray-e- Naurang Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Lakki Marwat where he inquired after the heath of injured of the rains-storms incidents.
Accompanied by the Chief Secretary, the Deputy Speaker said that he equally shared the grief and sorrow of the victims families.
He reviewed medical assistance being provided to the injured and arrangments made in the hospital.
The Deputy Speaker directed for utilization of all available resources for speedy treatment of all patients.
Caretaker CM directs starting of relief operations in storms, rains hit areas
Caretaker Chief Minister Azam Khan while expressing grief and sorrow over losses of humans and properties in rains and storms hit Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts here Saturday directed the Chief Secretary and divisional administration to immediately start relief operations in the affected areas by providing all out support to the victims.
On the direction of Chief Minister, a team of Provincial Ministers and Chief Secretary would visit the affected areas on Sunday and will review relief operations there.
The Chief Minister said the victims families would not be left alone in this hour of grief and tribulations.
He directed the officials of health department to impose emergency in the affected areas’s hospitals and provide best treatment to the injured.
The CM also directed immediately starting of relief operations in the affected areas.
