Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20: Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people, officials said.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Tuesday that engineers were working to fully restore the electricity system that was knocked out by flooding last week.
Monsoon rains triggered floods that have killed more than 700 people nationwide since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority reported, while Tarar said more than 25,000 people have been evacuated.
The information minister said most roads have been cleared, facilitating the supply of food and other essentials to flood-affected areas. Army spokesman Ahmed Sharif said military doctors are treating survivors and engineers are repairing damaged infrastructure. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune