Rawalpindi: Pakistan Army troops helped the civil administration in rescue and relief efforts including dewatering of various areas as heavy rainfall lashed Balochistan coastal areas.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the heavy rain had caused flooding in low-lying areas of Gwadar and Turbat.
“Stagnant water accumulated posing extreme problems for the local population, tourists in these areas,” it added.
Army troops shifted stranded people to safer places and provided food and shelter to people living in areas of Coastal Highway, Pasni, Surbandar, Nigore and Jiwani, the ISPR added.
Most of the areas in Balochistan including Quetta have received rainfall, while Ziarat and Kan Mehtarzai mountains have received snowfall.
