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Bad weather foils Pakistan rescue Bad weather foils Pakistan rescue
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Bad weather has hampered efforts to rescue thousands of people stranded after a cyclone struck Pakistan's Arabian Sea coastline. Bad weather is hampering efforts to rescue more than 250,000 people stranded after a cyclone struck Pakistan's Arabian Sea coastline.
About 250,000 people have been left homeless and fled to high ground due to Cyclone Yemyin, according to one report quoting a senior relief official. Many people are clinging to trees and rooftops to escape floods and are now cut off by rising water. Roads, bridges and phone links are hit in many places.
The cyclone struck on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, days after a storm hit Karachi, killing about 230 people. Relief officials say dozens of villages are under water and some 20,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged.
In neighbouring Afghanistan, over 40 people have been killed in the floods. In neighbouring Afghanistan, more than 80 people have died in the floods.
Hundreds of people have been killed in rain and floods in South Asia in recent days, more than 200 of them in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi.
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Army and navy helicopters have managed to drop some relief aid to flood victims in Pakistan's Balochistan province, but the military say many rescue flights have been frustrated by the elements.
The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees Rauf Rind Mayor of Kech Your stories from Karachi Human cost of storms The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees Rauf Rind Mayor of Kech Your stories from Karachi Human cost of storms
A senior Afghan official Abdul Matin Edrak told the BBC that the majority of deaths had been reported from Ruukha district in northern Panjshir province. A government aircraft flew over coastal areas on Thursday and spotted people trapped on the roof of a mosque in Turbat, headquarters of Kech district which has been badly hit.
Some 500 of 2,500 people stranded in the flood-affected province of Kunar had been rescued by helicopters, officials said.
However, in Pakistan's Balochistan province, military authorities say attempts by army and navy helicopters to run relief and rescue operations in the area have been frustrated by bad weather.
A government aircraft flew over the coastal areas of Balochistan on Thursday and spotted people trapped on the roof of a mosque in Turbat, headquarters of Kech district which has been badly hit.
The stranded residents were later rescued by two helicopters, officials said.The stranded residents were later rescued by two helicopters, officials said.
A Pakistani army helicopter reportedly left for Turbat with relief supplies on Thursday morning. Thousands of people in the coastal areas of Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and Jiwani lost their homes after cyclone Yemyin struck the Balochistan coast, west of Karachi, on Tuesday.
Washed away by cyclone More than 100 fishermen have been rescued by Pakistan's navy
Thousands of people in the coastal areas of Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and Jewani lost their homes after the cyclone struck the coast of Balochistan province, west of Karachi. Many people in low-lying areas were evacuated to higher ground ahead of the cyclone.
Residents of the port of Gwadar and of more than 100 villages in the districts of Kech inland have been evacuated. Reports say at least 20 people have been killed since Tuesday, although officials are confirming only two deaths.
Hundreds of motorists were stranded on the coastal highway which links southern Balochistan with the rest of Pakistan. Parts of the road were washed away by the cyclone.Hundreds of motorists were stranded on the coastal highway which links southern Balochistan with the rest of Pakistan. Parts of the road were washed away by the cyclone.
Pakistan's navy says it has airlifted food and emergency supplies to the motorists. Elsewhere, people say they have yet to see any help.Pakistan's navy says it has airlifted food and emergency supplies to the motorists. Elsewhere, people say they have yet to see any help.
"We are hungry, we are thirsty, the authorities say they are sending helicopters but we have not seen any," Hamal Baloch, a resident of Kech, told AFP news agency."We are hungry, we are thirsty, the authorities say they are sending helicopters but we have not seen any," Hamal Baloch, a resident of Kech, told AFP news agency.
'Out of control''Out of control'
At least one small dam near the town of Pasni has broken, inundating dozens of villages. At least one small dam near the town of Pasni burst on Tuesday, inundating dozens of villages.
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The floods are also threatening the Mirani dam in Kech district, reports say. One unconfirmed report said water from the dam had overflowed into the area and drowned 12 people.The floods are also threatening the Mirani dam in Kech district, reports say. One unconfirmed report said water from the dam had overflowed into the area and drowned 12 people.
"The situation is out of our hands, it's out of control. The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees," the mayor of Kech, Rauf Rind, told Reuters news agency."The situation is out of our hands, it's out of control. The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees," the mayor of Kech, Rauf Rind, told Reuters news agency.
The floods have also caused problems in northern Balochistan, severing a road link between Sibi and the provincial capital, Quetta. A senior Afghan official, Abdul Matin Edrak, told the BBC that the majority of deaths had been reported from Ruukha district in northern Panjshir province.
Some 500 of 2,500 people stranded in the flood-affected province of Kunar had been rescued by helicopters, officials said.
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