UAE resident loses property worth Dh200k in Pakistan floods

Some Pakistani expatriates in the UAE said they have suffered significant losses to their businesses and homes - running into millions of rupees - and many have been unable to reach their loved ones due to telecom service disruptions caused by the devastating floods in Pakistan.

- Waheed Abbas [e-mail]

Pakistanis in the UAE told Khaleej Times that thousands of homes were severely damaged, and dozens of family members were swept away by floods triggered by heavy rains and cloudbursts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Almost 400 people have died as heavy monsoon rains caused widespread flooding across the South Asian country in recent days.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been the most affected province.

“T suffered a loss of Rs15 million (Dh194,500) after my petrol station was damaged. This included losses of petrol and diesel, as the entire station was flooded during the heavy rains,” said UAE resident Saif-ur-Rehman Ghazi, who hails from Buner district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.