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Swat : Educational institutions closed as devastating floods wreak havoc

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  SWAT: The district administration has closed all educational institutions across the Swat district due to the devastation caused by flash flooding generated by    According to a notification issued here, the educational institutions will remain closed until September 5. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared an emergency in Swat after the scale of devastation caused by the flooding. The state of emergency will be in effect until August 30 for relief efforts in flood-affected areas of Swat, a notification by the KP relief department stated

Pakistan floods death toll nearing 1,000

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   More than 33 million people have been displaced as destructive monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc  Arshad Akbar Arain 's Blog  Flash floods triggered by destructive monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since June, officials have said. The new death toll came a day after the prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, asked for international help in battling deadly flood damage. More than 33 million people have been displaced. The government has declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding, which began in June and continues to wreak havoc in Pakistan The National Disaster Management Authority in its latest overnight report said 45 people were killed in flood-related incidents from Friday to Saturday. That brought the death toll since mid-June to 982 with 1,456 injured. Many parts of Pakistan have become inaccessible, and rescuers are struggling to evacuate thousands of marooned people from flood-affected area

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Sindh’s Sujawal District

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Sindh’s Sujawal District to review rescue and relief activities in flood-affected areas, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to details, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah accompanied the prime minister. The prime minister will review the rescue and relief activities and meet the flood affectees. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah also accompanied the prime minister. The prime minister will visit Faqirani Jat, Oplano, and other flood-affected areas of Sujawal district to review the rescue and relief activities and meet the flood victims. The chief secretary, director general provincial Disaster Management Authority (PMDA), deputy commissioner and other relevant authorities will brief PM Shehbaz Sharif on the relief operations,  flood situation  and rehabilitation of the damaged infrastructure. A day earlier, the prime minister announced a  grant of Rs 15 billion  to the Sindh government to overcome the heavy losses of lives