Gwadar remains inundated with the rainwater. So serious is the situation that people struggle to even find a place to sit or sleep amidst the whole havoc. The rain continued for as long as 30 hours, claiming lives of five people and causing injuries to many others, besides damaging more than a thousand homes and commercial structures. A lot of people still stand displacement. Additionally, at least 80 boats belonging to low-income fishermen were destroyed as a result of the water inundating Gwadar Bazar. The fishermen were thus left without livelihoods.
Unfortunately, the government’s support for the people of Gwadar is inadequate. There have been reports of financial assistance having come from Oman. If so, it has not been used to mitigate the sufferings in Gwadar. I call upon the government to take urgent action to drain the rainwater from the neighbourhoods, provide relief to the rain victims and ensure the well-being of the residents.”
QUMBER PARVEZ
HOPELA, BALOCHISTAN
