Overview
- Relief distributions continue at active camps, with the social welfare minister overseeing supplies for more than 450 people in Bhawana, and the government pledging to stay engaged until families return home.
- Survey teams are compiling loss assessments, and the province targets payouts within roughly one month through ATM-card disbursements.
- Announced cash assistance includes Rs1,000,000 for fully destroyed houses, Rs500,000 for partially damaged homes, Rs1,000,000 for families of those killed, and Rs500,000 for severely injured, with livestock and property losses also to be addressed.
- Officials say 28 districts were hit, joint rescues were executed with the armed forces, and for the first time people and their livestock were evacuated together; camps report beds, food, medical care and livestock pens.
- As assessments proceed, the government outlined small dams, underground retention wells, river-channel clearance and removal of encroachments to reduce future risk, while an opposition leader claimed losses exceed Rs88 billion and 4.755 million people were affected.