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Jul 25, 2022, 54 tweets

Lasbela District of Balochistan is under extreme flood conditions.

@dpr_gob and @ndmapk needs to take quick actions to protect people.
#rains #Lasbela #Balochistan

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Balochistan Top Industial city Hub CHOWKI.

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Main Nulha in Hub City - overflowing last night had affected nearby homes.

Tehsil Bela of Lasbela district @TheNBPak and @NadraPak offices under the water.

#Lasbelafloods #Balochistan @dpr_gob

It’s water everywhere - people from nearby villages are stuck in Bela Tehsil of Lasbela district. People looking for support @dpr_gob @HamidMirPAK @ndmapk @ShahmeerAlbalos

Fresh floods washed away main RCD highway connecting Karachi-Quetta near DG Khan Cement factory Hub Lasbela.
@dpr_gob @ndmapk @WFPPakistan @betterpakistan @ShahmeerAlbalos @Xadeejournalist
Picture by @Imhadeed

Flood cross streets in Bela city of District Lasbela.
@dpr_gob @ndmapk #Lasbela #Floods

Connecting roads throughout Lasbela are being washed away after heavy rains last night rain. This is from Bela Tehsil’s main connecting road to nearby population. @dpr_gob @ndmapk @jam_kamal @ClimateReality

Visuals from District Headquarter Uthal, where flood water is entering into Pir goth. People in dire need of help and rescue #LasbelaFloods #Balochistan @Ayaz_Jurno @dpr_gob @ndmapk @jam_kamal @Info_Balochistn @FFFbalochistan

Muridani village of Bela near main RCD highway has been hit by floods. Farmers are saving their solar panels as they lost the crops in flood.

#Lasbela #Balochistan #rain #climatechange #floods @WFPPakistan @BBCUrdu @dpr_gob @ndmapk @FFFbalochistan

Flood water crossing Main RCD Highway connecting Quetta-Karachi near Lasbela district headquarter Uthal. Hundreds stuck on roads.
@ndmapk @dpr_gob #Lasbela #NHA
#Lasbelarains #Pakistan #floodsituation #ClimateEmergency

Visuals from Lasi road of Hub Chowki of Lasbela district - 15 hours of continuous rains have created an urban flooding situation - this is Balochistan's biggest industrial town.

#Floods #Lasbela @dpr_gob @ndmapk @Bal_Voices

Local activist @KhalilRoonjo of @wangorg describes the devastating flooding and rain situation in Lasbela, where thousands of farm labourers have spent the night in huts alongside children and women.

#Lasbela #Rain #PakistanClimate @WFPPakistan @FAOPakistan @FarhadJarralPK

Flesh floods have destroyed thousands of hectares of cotton fields in the #Lasbela district, leaving poor farmers scared and uncertain in these times of economic hardship and rising inflation.

#Lasbelafloods #Balochistan #Rain @dpr_gob @ndmapk @FAOPakistan @WFPPakistan @wangorg

Schools, graveyards, and roads all are under the water - urgent support is required. Please retweet and tag relevant authorities and people. #Lasbela #Balochistan #floods @dpr_gob @ndmapk @Pak_Weather @WFPPakistan @FAOPakistan @sherryrehman

This is the school I went to do my middle grade 5-8 under the water, more water is coming in from nearby over flowing water channels.

People stuck, animals and ready crops lost, lands destroyed. Urgent helped and rescue is needed.

#Lasbelafloods #Balochistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk

Well known Porali river touching bridge at its full capacity on main RCD highway, destroyed fields/homes on Both sides of the river.

It’s raining since last 17 hours or so in #Laebela

#Lasbelafloods #Balochistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk @sherryrehman

In the #Lasbela District, it is still pouring, and more rain is forecast for the next few days. As a result, graveyards, marketplaces, and schools are flooding. People stranded by floods in the surrounding village. A prompt reaction is required. @dpr_gob @ndmapk @sherryrehman

Residents are attempting to leave their homes in Bela City areas where water has entered the city. Lasbela is technically cut off from the outside world due to continuous rain and flooding that has washed away roads. #Lasbela @dpr_gob @ShahmeerAlbalos @ndmapk RT for support

More massive floods are on their way from the mountains, where it rained all night in Khuzdar and Wadh. It is still raining as this flood passes through Lasbela, raising fears of more devastation.

@dpr_gob #Lasbela @ndmapk Urgent action is needed #Floods

@dpr_gob @ndmapk @Xadeejournalist sir, your kind attention is needed. Please the the thread

More footage as the flood passes through the famous Cave City river in Tehsil Bela, #Lasbela District. Thousands are trapped in villages. It's still raining, and more floodwaters are on their way from the mountains of Khuzdar-Wadh, where it rained all night. @ndmapk @FAOPakistan

Overflowing rivers in Balochistan’s industrial capital Hub Chowki showing destruction done by rain and flood. #Lasbela #Balochistan @ndmapk @pmdgov @dpr_gob

Floods infiltrate the populated parts of #Lasbela's headquarters in Uthal, causing widespread devastation and disruption. Residents are fleeing their homes in an attempt to save lives. Appeal for Urgent HELP #Balochistan @ndmapk @pmdgov @dpr_gob @BBCUrdu #LasbelaFloods

Flesh floods from nearby mountains have entered Lasbela University at Uthal. Lasbela is cut off by road from other parts of the country. Appeal for Urgent HELP #Balochistan @ndmapk @pmdgov @dpr_gob @BBCUrdu #LasbelaFloods @OfficialDGISPR

The village near Gadani Shipbreaking Yard has suffered tremendous damage, with shops washed away by floods - after continuous rain all night - it is still raining and more is expected. Appeal for Urgent HELP #Balochistan
@ndmapk

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@dpr_gob

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#LasbelaFloods

Thousands stuck in floods looking for rescue in Lasbela. @PDMABalochistan @dpr_gob

More floods on its way from mountains towards massive population before it goes to the ocean. people in dire need of rescue and relief.
@PDMABalochistan @dpr_gob #Lasbelafloods #Balochistan

Hundreds of Karachi-bound travelers coming from Quetta are trapped in Lasbela due to the Main RCD route being destroyed by floodwaters. Since Lasbela is cut off from the rest of the country, immediate rescue and assistance are needed.
#lasbelafloods #Balochistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk

Only at this point no main RCD road is visible for 3 KM as thousands still looking for rescue in Lasbela. #Lasbelafloods

A man in #Bela is trying to rescue his source of earning his goats in an attempt to be at safe place. Uncertainty and helplessness are not suitable words to define the ground realities.
#LasbelaFloods #Balochistan #Pakistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk @WFP

More floods are catastrophic life for communities in Lasbela district as they wait for rescue and relief to help them. #Lasbelafloods #Balochistan

Our volunteers at @wangorg are on the ground analyzing the situation of local schools and communities-schools in surrounding villages in Bela are entirely submerged in water-students are afraid of missing school-schools will reopen after summer vacation in a few weeks.

#Lasbela

As the day progresses, more bad news emerges: the Hub River bridge connecting Sindh and Balochistan at Hub Chowki has been damaged, and no further traffic is permitted. Balochistan's industrial capital needs help.
#LasbelaFloods #Pakistan #Balochistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk

This is going to be tough night for resident of Lasbela as new floods hit the residential areas.
#LsbelaFloods #balochistan. Rescue needed @OfficialDGISPR as local administration is out of resources.

جیسے جیسے رات ڈھلتی جارہی ہے لسبیلہ میں ہر طرف سے سیلاب سے مزید تباہی کی خبریں آرہی ہیں۔

لوگوں کے گھر، مویشی ، تیار فصلیں ، سڑکیں سب پانی کی نظر ہوگئیں۔ لوگ پھنسے ہوئے ہیں اورابھی بھی مدد کے منتظر ہیں۔

#Lasbela #Lasbelafloods

Local activists are appealing for help for thousands of passengers stranded at Bela on their way from Quetta to Karachi. Food has run out in hotels and stores. The bridge is being washed away. If no action is taken, there will be more bad news. #LasbelaFloods #Balochistan

Human loss is becoming a growing concern in #Lasbela, where many villages are still cut off by road and phone. Nobody from the district's political leadership is present. People r looking for rescue. #LasbelaFloods @jam_kamal @dpr_gob @ndmapk @AslamBhootani

As the day progresses, more bad news emerges: Lasbela needs help @jam_kamal @etribune @HamidMirPAK @WusatUllahKhan
#LasbelaFloods #Pakistan #Balochistan @dpr_gob @ndmapk

floods have washed away link roads connecting Bela town with nearby villages - these road take years to build. What an unfortunate time we are living in.

#LasbelaFloods #Balochistan @jam_kamal

No mainstream media coverage, local activists like @KhalilRoonjo using tools of citizen journalism to highlight the situation of Lasbela. #LasbelaFloods #Balochistan

Local road network completely destroyed by severe flooding. There is no more immediate respite for poor Balochistan as the country battles with an economic crisis and unstable leadership.#LasbelaFloods #Lasbela #Balochistan @jam_kamal @pmdgov @iFarahAzeemShah @dpr_gob

The RCD National highway within #Lasbela has been washed away at seven different locations. Thousands of vehicles are stranded in various parts of Lasbela, unattended by the government & rescue agencies.

#Lasbelafloods #Balochistan @ndmapk @iFarahAzeemShah video by @KhalilRoonjo

The main Hub River road bridge connecting Sindh and Balochistan was destroyed by devastating floods, however a different route through the city is still open.

#LasbelaFloods #Balochistan #NDMAb#Sindh #Karachi

Stuck travellers share heartbreaking stories as they wait for government assistance or roads to be opened in the Lasbela district, which has been devastated by flooding. The main RCD highway is closed in seven separate areas. #LasbelaFloods #Balochistan vid: Shah Jhan Baloch

Myself & @KhalilRoonjo spoke with Arab News; we are still waiting to hear from local media and the government to rescue people in need in Lasbela . arab.news/mbf2z

Thanks to @NKMalazai for amplifying our voice.

#LasbelaFloods #Balochistan #Lasbela

🚨 A heartbreaking video has surfaced in a local WhatsApp group of a farmer's family trapped in the middle of nowhere by heavy floods in Lasbela, looking for help at Oraki Village near the district headquarters in Uthal. #Lasbelafloods #Lasbela #Balochistan @ndmapk

I'm very proud of the activists/residents of #Lasbela who have been on the road for a few days now, providing food to hundreds of stranded families due to flooding - we can't be the sun to light the entire world, but we can definitely be the lamp to light our hut. #LasbelaFloods

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