Pakistan Army is devotedly engaged in rescue and relief operations in flood affected areas of Sindh province. Pakistan Army soldiers during the last 24 hours rescued and shifted 3,200 marooned people to the relief camps in Sukkur, Shahdadkot, Qamber and Shikarpur besides providing cooked food to 29,500 people, treating more than 4000 people through 21 static and mobile medical units in Sindh, said a press release on Friday.
Army Aviation air-dropped 6,000 kilogrammes dry rations, 46,000 water bottles, 25 tons of dry rations and distributed 764 family packets (35 kgs each) among the marooned people in Sindh. Veterinary treatment has been provided to 24,000 cattle-heads. Army has provided 1700 tents to various Army relief camps in Sindh to accommodate the stranded people. Besides, Army and FC Balochistan have distributed 45 tons of rations in relief camps of Dera Murad Jamali, Quetta, Jhal Magsi and Dhadarnital, while 35 relief camps have been established in collaboration with civil administration where the affected people were provided food, shelter and medical treatment.
The Pakistan Army is also providing cooked food to more than 20,000 affected people of Dera Murad Jamali. Army has dropped dry ration packs through helicopters in areas of Osta Mohammad and Gandakha. Pak Army has dispatched three C-130 aircraft carrying tents, dry ration packs and relief goods to Quetta besides establishing a relief base at Gandakha to streamline relief activities in Balochistan.