Pakistan, Buner District and flash flood
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Pakistan flash floods have killed over 300 people, with Buner district worst hit after a rare cloudburst. Heavy monsoon rains forced rescue efforts to pause but relief operations have now resumed as authorities rush food,
As flash floods continue to ravage Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government on Monday released Rs800 million in relief funds for all affected districts, with an additional Rs 500m specifically for worst-hit Buner.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday sent a detailed relief consignment to Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Under the open sky, beside a mound of broken timber and mud-soaked memories, 48-year-old Saad Ullah digs through debris with a hoe in same hands once bundled firewood for customers are now desperately clawing through the wreckage of his life.
Swabi Al-Khidmat Foundation says they had sent medicines worth Rs1m along with five doctors and 15 paramedical staff to Buner.
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has dispatched a mobile health clinic to Buner district to
Samaa TV team reached the affected area ahead of many government responders to offer continuous coverage of the unfolding disaster.
The colonel insists normalcy is returning to Buner but, adds the district's infrastructure has been destroyed, preventing internally displaced people, IDPs, from coming home.
Buner: Three people were killed after the helicopter owned by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government crashed in the Chingai Banda area in Buner district on Friday. According to senior officials, a helicopter crashed near Sukai, close to Chengai Banda, due to unknown reasons.
Samaa TV team reached the affected area ahead of many government responders to offer continuous coverage of the unfolding disaster.