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09/08/2010
Helpline Opens For Flooded Pakistan
The Foreign Office has set up helplines for people concerned about British nationals in areas affected by flooding in Pakistan and northern India.
Anyone worried about friends or relatives can call 020 7008 1500, while those in India, should call 011 2419 2100, or, if in Pakistan, call 0092 (0)51 201 2000.
A Foreign Office statement said that in Pakistan, heavy rain over the last few days has caused significant flooding, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan.
The statement also said that reports of flooding have also come from Punjab and Sind Provinces and areas of Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
"Further heavy rains are forecast which could cause further flooding and the periodic closure of airports and major roads," the official communication continued.
The flooding has caused over 1,500 deaths and caused widespread disruption in many areas, affecting an estimated 4.5 million people.
In India there have been flash floods in and around the Leh area of northern India.
"We advise against travel to Leh and the surrounding area at the current time," continued the statement, noting that reports indicate that many people have been killed or are missing.
"Communications networks have been seriously affected. British nationals in the affected area should follow local advice."
Meanwhile, the Pakistan government's poor response to the worst floods in the country's modern history and the row over President Zardari's UK visit to the UK is also causing political turmoil,
Poor aid efforts by the civil authorities have contrasted with the military's ability to deliver assistance, with the army rescuing more than 100,000 stranded people.
The country's President Asif Zardari's trip to France and Britain as the floods raged last week created an image of an indifferent, arrogant leadership, said critics.
Already unpopular, Zardari faced protests on Saturday at a rally for his Pakistan Peoples party in Birmingham, with one demonstrator trying to throw a shoe at him.
(BMcC/KMcA)
Anyone worried about friends or relatives can call 020 7008 1500, while those in India, should call 011 2419 2100, or, if in Pakistan, call 0092 (0)51 201 2000.
A Foreign Office statement said that in Pakistan, heavy rain over the last few days has caused significant flooding, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan.
The statement also said that reports of flooding have also come from Punjab and Sind Provinces and areas of Pakistan Administered Kashmir.
"Further heavy rains are forecast which could cause further flooding and the periodic closure of airports and major roads," the official communication continued.
The flooding has caused over 1,500 deaths and caused widespread disruption in many areas, affecting an estimated 4.5 million people.
In India there have been flash floods in and around the Leh area of northern India.
"We advise against travel to Leh and the surrounding area at the current time," continued the statement, noting that reports indicate that many people have been killed or are missing.
"Communications networks have been seriously affected. British nationals in the affected area should follow local advice."
Meanwhile, the Pakistan government's poor response to the worst floods in the country's modern history and the row over President Zardari's UK visit to the UK is also causing political turmoil,
Poor aid efforts by the civil authorities have contrasted with the military's ability to deliver assistance, with the army rescuing more than 100,000 stranded people.
The country's President Asif Zardari's trip to France and Britain as the floods raged last week created an image of an indifferent, arrogant leadership, said critics.
Already unpopular, Zardari faced protests on Saturday at a rally for his Pakistan Peoples party in Birmingham, with one demonstrator trying to throw a shoe at him.
(BMcC/KMcA)
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