Twenty-two tourists who had left Islamabad and been stuck in the Kumrat valley in the Upper Dir district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were rescued on Saturday by a Pakistani Army squad.
After videos of the impacted families went popular on social media, where they were supposedly stuck for two days, the rescue effort was carried out. We can’t even communicate because we are trapped here for two days in the bitter cold. We are made to sleep on the floor while wet, in a brief video clip, one of the impacted women can be heard saying. She had pleaded with the authorities to act quickly to rescue the trapped people since they had run out of food and water.
It’s been more than 2 days now and the family is still there with no food & water. They are sick and slept in an open sky. Could the govt of KP rescue them from Kumrat some how. The location & details are below. https://t.co/lDGRsiKk57 pic.twitter.com/ZF6NSNFcrM
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) August 27, 2022
“Refer to a few households who fled Islamabad and were impacted by flash floods in Kumrat. The Peshawar Corps forces have made contact under the guidance of Corps Commander Peshawar “Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media branch, issued a statement. It stated that 22 persons had been rescued by aircraft. Due to terrible weather, some families climbed hills and were unable to be rescued. However, constant communication is kept with them, and their families have relocated to safer areas near the summits of those mountains, it was added. According to the ISPR, even those who were not saved are now secure and will be flown out by army aviation helicopters as soon as the weather allows.
A ground party from Khaweza Khela is also prepared for evacuation. Due to flash floods, the military advised the public not to travel to Swat and the nearby districts. Azhar Mashwani, the PTI’s social media coordinator, also shared a formal press release stating that the district administration is aware of the situation and monitoring it. The statement read that rescue crews and neighborhood volunteers are waiting for the weather to improve and the folks will be retrieved as soon as the weather permits.
وادی کمراٹ میں پھنسے سیاحوں کو نکالنے کے لیے ریسکیو اور پولیس کی ٹیمیں پہنچ چکی ہیں اور انشأللہ جلد انہیں ریسکیو کر لیا جائے گا
بارش اور سیلاب سے پل اور سڑکیں بہہ چکی ہیں اور مسلسل بارش کے باعث ہیلی کاپٹر بھی وہاں نہیں پہنچ سکتے#KPFloodReliefOperation #Kumrat #PakistanFloods pic.twitter.com/GkV8TROA81
— Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) August 27, 2022
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited flood-affected districts earlier in the day and asked about the welfare of locals who had been impacted by the flash floods. The COAS also interacted with military soldiers engaged in relief activities and expressed his appreciation for their dedication to helping men, women, and children in need.
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The top commander was quoted by ISPR as saying that our countrymen’s safety and well-being come first, and we won’t stop working until every flood victim is not only reached but also recovered, no matter how much effort is needed.
As the government proclaimed a national emergency owing to rain-induced floods that have killed more than 900 people, including 343 children, the Pakistan Army stepped up its rescue operations for flood victims. Over 1,200 tents and 5,487 ration packs overall have been given out to flood-affected families, according to the military’s media department. The worst-affected areas are still Sindh and Balochistan because of the unusually high rainfall that led to flash floods all over the nation.
