flood warning 2012 in punjab
Three million people are expected to be affected this year by floods in the Punjab, according to a government estimate. This was stated by Daood Bareach, the special secretary for health, on Friday at a workshop on Health Preparedness and Response Mechanism for 2012 Monsoon and Floods. The workshop was organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Health Department and the National Disaster Management Authority. Dr Islam Zafar, operations manager for Punjab, said that 16 districts had been declared high risk. 1.4 million people are expected to be affected by floods in Muzaffargarh; 330,000 in DG Khan; 349,580 in Layyah; 350,000 in Mianwali; 26,210 in Bhakkar; 300,000 in Khushab; 326,189 in Jhang; and 809,568 in Gujranwala.