Reposted from Business Recorder | September 25, 2012 Floods affect 748,000 people in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released the initial report over the devastation caused by torrential rains in Balochistan and 682 villages were completely destroyed while 5000 livestock were swept away.

According to the PDMA report, 748,000 people of fifteen districts were affected, private news channel reported.

The districts include Zhob, Lora Lai, Qila, Saifullah, Harnai, Lasbela, Khazdar, Jaffarabad, Dera Bugti.

Crops over 300,000 acres of land has been destroyed. According to an estimate, 51 people were killed due to torrential rains and flood.