All available troops fully mobilized in flood affected areas: Maj Gen Athar Abbas
Posted by admin on July 31st, 2010
RAWALPINDI: Army spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas has said all available troops of Army have been fully mobilized in respective flood affected areas and so far 14250 people have been evacuated from the flooded areas.
According to details released on Friday evening, Maj Gen Athar Abbas said 3000 people were rescued in Swat, 2000 in Tank, 3000 in Risalpur, 3450 in Nowshera, Charsada and Pabbi. Efforts had met success in rescuing 2800 tourists stranded in Kalam as they had been evacuated to safer places, he added. 17 Army Helicopters are taking parts in these relief activities besides motor boats, he pointed out.
He went on to say army troops equipped with sufficient numbers of Boats and life jackets were busy in rescue activities at Nowshera, Jhelum and other flood affected areas. Army troops in concert with civil administration are operating at full stretch continuously.
All available troops of Army in Malakand / Swat areas have been fully mobilized to carry out rescue and relief activities. 50 ton rations and 5000 packets of meal have been dropped in flood affected areas through Helicopters. Air mobile ambulance (Helicopter) has also been inducted to provide necessary first aid treatment to the stranded people.
He told additional 50 motor boats procured from Karachi had started arriving in Peshawar / Risalpur and being pushed in the affected areas. Army Engineers were busy round the clock to keep the major roads open and allow flow of traffic, he added. Army reserve bridges have also been moved to flood affected areas and will be launched as soon as water recedes.
Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Asif Yasin Malik visited various parts of flood affected areas of District Charsada, Peshawar and Nowshera and witnessed ongoing rescue and relief activities.