Chinese experts offer advice on how to avoid flooding.
To examine the situation, an 11-member delegation visits flood-affected communities.
A group of Chinese experts in disaster management presented a preliminary assessment of the harm done by the recent floods in Pakistan as well as recommendations for how to avoid future disasters of a similar nature.
According to Gwadar Pro, the report was delivered by an 11-person delegation from China’s Department of Flood Control and Drought Relief after they visited many flood-affected regions in Pakistan. The delegation was led by Xu Xianbiao.
Experts from the Chinese Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Water Resources were also part of the group.
The Gwadar Pro report states that 84 districts, or one-third of Pakistan’s entire land, were affected by the highest rainfall since 1961, which also affected 33 million people or one-seventh of the nation’s total population.
According to the assessment, Pakistan was unable to handle the post-disaster scenario on its own.
According to the report, the southern regions of the nation are still underwater, and those communities are vulnerable to infectious diseases and lack access to clean drinking water.
Read Floods cost about $32 billion, according to WB’s first estimates.
It made clear that the homeless persons staying in shelters are in desperate need of immediate aid.
According to the report, crops have been damaged across large areas of land, and people are experiencing food shortages and famine.
The team leader from China, Xianbiao, also highlighted his country’s actual flood control experience.
He expressed hope that the Chinese and Pakistani authorities would cooperate to address the situation as the team will shortly release a full report.
The report urged improved relief operations to provide the impacted population with food, drinkable water, clothing, medical care, and shelter.
The report emphasized the importance of restoring energy and transportation infrastructure, as well as production and livelihoods in flood-affected areas, and prioritizing maintenance of lifeline facilities.
