Pakistan military helicopter carries out flood relief operations in Balochistan

Footage filmed onboard a Pakistan military helicopter on Saturday (September 3), showed the relief operation in northwestern Balochistan.

People could be seen scrambling towards dry patches of land where the tents and rations were being dropped.

Others had to be restrained by soldiers as they tried to run towards the taxiing helicopter, in their desperation to get to the relief goods.

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains have brought floods that have killed at least 1,208 people.

The floods that have inundated a third of the country were preceded by four heatwaves and multiple raging forest fires, the disaster management chief told the high-level meeting, highlighting the effects of climate change in the South Asian nation.

Balochistan has received 436% more rain than the 30-year average this monsoon.

The province has seen widespread devastation, including a washing away of key rail and road networks as well as breakdowns in telecommunications and power infrastructure, the meeting was told.

Initial estimates of the damage have been put at $10 billion, but surveys are still being conducted along with international organizations.

China will provide an additional 300 million yuan (about 43.48 million U.S. dollars) to flood-devastated Pakistan as relief assistance.

China had announced a relief package worth 100 million yuan before, including 25,000 tents and other humanitarian supplies.

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