At least 337 were killed in Pakistan’s floods, and the government defended responding to emergency situations Flood news

The scandalous floods caused by climate change have killed at least 337 people in northwestern Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority, while dozens are still missing after the area hit the floods in recent days.

In the Kishtwar area, the rescue emergency teams continued on Sunday in the remote village of Chositi. At least 60 people were killed and about 150 people were wounded, about 50 of them cash.

Mohamed Suhail, a spokesman for the emergency service, said that 54 bodies were found hours after efforts in Boner, a mountainous area in the Khyber Bakhtongu Province, where heavy rains and cloud salts led to a huge flood on Friday.

Suhail said that many villagers remained missing.

Research efforts focused on areas where houses were flattened through the torrents of water that swept the mountains, carrying huge rocks that were shattered in homes such as explosions.

The authorities have warned of more luxury and potential landslides between now and Tuesday, and urged local administrations to stay on alert. Higher seasonal winds have been criticized from the country since June 26 More than 600 killed the people.

Cloudbursts, where an extreme amount of rain is located in a small area in a short period of time, also causes Last days.

On Friday, Indian rescuers withdrew the bodies of clay and rubble after a deadly flood was crashed into a village in the Himalayas, killing at least 60 people and washing dozens.

Officials said a large temporary kitchen in Chisoti, where more than 100 pilgrims had been was completely washed through what Indian Prime Minister Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, reported that he was a sudden rainy storm.

Officials said on Sunday said on Sunday that the amazing floods in two villages in the Kathoa area in Kashmir, which was run by its Indian, killed at least seven people and wounded five others on Saturday evening.

Kamal Haider of the island, who was reported by Mingora, Pakistan, said that the search for survivors was continuing.

“In Qadar Nagar, a remote village in northern Pakistan, friends and relatives were putting the finishing touches on the decoration to attend a family wedding when it swept a flood of clay and water at home.”

One of the relatives of Al -Jazeera said that twenty -eight family members who gathered to attend the wedding ceremony have now died, as he told one of the island’s relatives.

Haider added: “The authorities say that it will take weeks to cleanse the streets, and only then reform can begin. Harmful damage to the infrastructure, with warnings of the next storm.”

In a statement on Sunday, the Office of the United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres said he wanted to express his “deep sorrow in the lives tragicly lost due to the recent amazing floods in India and Pakistan.”

“The Secretary -General offered his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and stands with those affected by this disaster,” said Stefan Dujarrik, a spokesman for the Geteris.

“The United Nations rural teams are at the disposal of the government to provide the necessary assistance.”

Criticism of the government

Pakistan angry population in Pakistan accused officials of failing to warn them of evacuation after heavy rains and cloud accessories in floods and landslides. There was no warning from the mosque loudspeakers, which is a traditional method in remote areas.

Mohamed Iqbal, a school teacher in the village of Bir Baba, told the Associated Press news that the lack of a timely warning system caused losses and forced many to flee their homes at the last minute.

He said: “The survivors escaped without anything.” “If people were informed earlier, it is possible to save lives and the inhabitants could move to safer places.”

The government said that although there was an early warning system in place, the sudden rains in Boner was so severe that the flood that struck him before alerting the population.

“Pakistan is suffering from changing weather patterns due to climate change.

He added that since the seasonal wind season began in June, Pakistan has already received 50 percent of rain in the same period last year. He warned that the weather is more intense that could be followed, as heavy rains continue this month.

“There is no prediction system anywhere in the world” that could predict the time and the cloud location.

IDREES MAHSUD, a disaster management official, said that the early warning system in Pakistan has used satellite images and meteorological data to send alerts to the local authorities. These have been shared by the media and community leaders. He said that the seasonal winds that had only had been inflated rivers now caused urban floods.

Pakistan suffers from floods and regular landslides during the seasonal wind season, which lasts from June to September, especially in the rugged northwest, where villages often float on highly slope slopes.

Experts say climate change intensifies the frequency and intensity of harsh weather events in South Asia. While Pakistan is estimated to produce less than 1 percent of the emissions of the planet, it faces thermal waves, heavy rains, ice softens and clouds that destroy local communities within hours.