With waters yet to recede, the floods have struck both the urban and the rural industrial centres of Pakistan; putting a strain on the country's food supplies, exports & economy.
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that timely precautions had averted large-scale flood damage, adding that it was by the grace of Allah Almighty that Punjab was spared from severe losses.
Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in the mountainous northwest have brought destruction since Friday in the worst spell of this year's monsoon, with officials warning of more storms ahead.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said that the decision was made following the Prime Minister's directive, and no unauthorised issuance of flood relief items occurred.
Pakistan & the UN are holding a major conference in Geneva Monday to gather support to rebuild the country after devastating floods, which displaced 8 million people & killed at least 1,700.
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