Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab have been the worst effected by Floods that have crossed a 110 year old record in Pakistan as over a million cusecs of water crossed the Chashma barrage yesterday.

It is a calamity of epic proportions which has left over 1300 dead (which are officially reported figures) and has left hundreds of thousands homeless.

The death toll is feared to increase as there are several areas where rescue teams are yet to reach. Accessibility is a big problem.

In KP, Malakand division has been the worst hit in the words of Provincial Chief Minister, Amir Haider Khan Hoti. He says the KP faces its worst ever natural disaster that may have pushed the province’s progress some 50 years back. (more…)