Flut-Katastrophe - Lage weiterhin dramatisch

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Flut-Katastrophe - Lage weiterhin dramatisch

05.08.2010, 12:53 Uhr • Lesezeit: 3 Minuten

A boy fleeing from flooded village eats his food handout in a makeshift relief camp in Sukkur at Pakistan's Sindh province August 10, 2010. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned home on Tuesday from official foreign visits to a chorus of criticism over his government's response to the country's worst flooding in 80 years. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

A Pakistani villagers rests as his house was submerged by flood water in Ghazi Ghat near Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. President Asif Ali Zardari returned Tuesday to flood-ravaged Pakistan, where he faced a storm of criticism for visiting Europe as his country was gripped by what his government called the nation's worst natural disaster.(AP Photo/Shiekh Saleem Raza) © AP | AP

Pakistan army soldiers distribute food relief among flood survivors in Sukkar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returned Tuesday to flood-ravaged Pakistan, where he faced a storm of criticism for visiting Europe as his country was gripped by what his government called the nation's worst natural disaster. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih) © AP | AP

Pakistani flood survivors shift household items at the flooded area of Gulabad on August 4, 2010. Devastating floods have swept away farmland and devastated livestock in Pakistan's northwest, costing farmers millions of dollars and sparking demands for government compensation. The land was some of the most fertile in the country: rich soil nurtured sugarcane, maize, tobacco and vegetables, fed communities and carpeted a lush landscape watered by gushing rivers and framed by mountains. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

Crew members of a Chinese plane walk next to relief goods donated by China at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. China has sent emergency humanitarian relief consist of water flirtation equipments, medicines, electric generators and tents for Pakistani flood victims. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) © AP | AP

Pakistani Army rescue flood victims in Kot Addu, in southern Punjab, Pakistan on 03 August 2010. More than 1000 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods trigerred by the the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN - AUGUST 3: People line up to receive water relief supplies from a local charity on August 3, 2010 in Pabi near to Nowshera, Pakistan. Residents, in dire need of basic relief supplies like water and food, continued to forage through their belongings affected by the country's worst floods since 1929, according to officials. Heavy monsoon rains have triggered severe, deadly flooding in Northwest Pakistan, claiming the lives of more than 1,100 people and forcing thousands from their homes. The United Nations estimates that around one million people nationwide are affected by the disaster. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images) *** BEST PIX *** © Getty Images/Getty | Getty Images

A Pakistani flood survivor carries a mat in a waterlogged area of Nowshera on August 3, 2010. Pakistan faced the risk of a public health disaster August 3 with up to 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as anger grew among survivors complaining they have been abandoned by the government. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO/A MAJEED © AFP | AFP

A man stands up to request aid distribution for flood victims amidst passengers and cargo trucks which were halted by townsmen requesting relief supplies in Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 2, 2010. Islamist charities, some with suspected ties to militants, stepped in on Monday to provide aid for Pakistanis hit by the worst flooding in memory, piling pressure on a government criticised for its response to the disaster that has so far killed more than 1,000 people. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

Residents use buckets to scoop water from their house after it was destroyed by floods in the outskirts of Peshawar July 30, 2010. About 150 people have been killed by flashfloods and bad weather in Pakistan in the last week, with the country's northwest and Baluchistan provinces bearing the brunt of the storms, officials said on Thursday. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

A Pakistani volunteer carries villagers in his boat who were stranded from their houses after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera, near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

Pakistani villagers wade through water after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera . Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

People use a boat to rescue people stranded in their houses after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flood hit village near Nowshera . Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

Pakistani residents stand by flood water that entered a residential area of Muzaffarabad on July 30, 2010. Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in different parts of Pakistan have killed 192, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said. Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is the worst affected where officials say that at least 165 people have died in last three days. AFP PHOTO/ SAJJAD QAYYUM © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani farmer walks through his field flooded by heavy monsoon rain in Burhan near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

In this image released by the Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department, People get down from a helicopter after they were evacuated from a village flooded by monsoon rains in Charsadda near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Dozens of people were killed by heavy rains which caused flooding. (AP Photo/Inter Services Public Relations Department) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY ** © AP | AP

People flee their flooded villages after a heavy monsoon rain fall in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

People use a boat to rescue people stranded from their houses after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 60 people, official said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) © AP | AP

A Pakistani woman cluthes belongings and two chickens as she evacuates after a flash flood in Mehmood Kot on August 5, 2010. Pakistan began evacuating half a million people from flood-risk areas in the south on August 5, as the overall number hit by the country's worst floods in living memory rose to more than four million. TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / Arif ALI © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani woman delouses her daughter's hair while sitting on a rope bed outside their tent set near a motorway in the outskirts of Peshawar on August 6, 2010. Pakistan's beleaguered authorities braced for a deluge in the country's farming heartland, evacuating half a million people from at-risk areas in the south as the worst floods in living memory worsened. The overall number of people affected by the two-week-old crisis has risen to more than four million after the floods washed away entire villages in the northwest, and anger at the government response is intensifying. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani family shelters in a tent set near a motorway in the outskirts of Peshawar on August 6, 2010. Pakistan's beleaguered authorities braced for a deluge in the country's farming heartland, evacuating half a million people from at-risk areas in the south as the worst floods in living memory worsened. The overall number of people affected by the two-week-old crisis has risen to more than four million after the floods washed away entire villages in the northwest, and anger at the government response is intensifying. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani girl walks beside a tent set near a motorway in the outskirts of Peshawar on August 6, 2010. Pakistan's beleaguered authorities braced for a deluge in the country's farming heartland, evacuating half a million people from at-risk areas in the south as the worst floods in living memory worsened. The overall number of people affected by the two-week-old crisis has risen to more than four million after the floods washed away entire villages in the northwest, and anger at the government response is intensifying. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI © AFP | AFP

Pakistani farmers carry belongings from their destroyed houses to tents set on the motorway in the outskirts of Peshawar on August 6, 2010. Pakistan's beleaguered authorities braced for a deluge in the country's farming heartland, evacuating half a million people from at-risk areas in the south as the worst floods in living memory worsened. The overall number of people affected by the two-week-old crisis has risen to more than four million after the floods washed away entire villages in the northwest, and anger at the government response is intensifying. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI © AFP | AFP

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Das Hochwasser hat die Provinzen Punjab und Sindh im Süden des Landes erreicht. Weiterer Regen zum Wochenende prognostiziert.

Mehmood Kot. Die Lage in Pakistan bleibt mehr als eine Woche nach den durch Monsunstürme ausgelösten Überschwemmungen dramatisch. Nach dem Nordwesten erreichte das Hochwasser am Donnerstag die weiter südlich gelegenen bevölkerungsreichsten Provinzen Punjab und Sindh. UN-Schätzungen zufolge sind mehr als vier Millionen Menschen betroffen, der UN-Sondergesandte Jean-Maurice Ripert verschaffte sich vor Ort ein Bild von der Situation.

Nach der bisher am schwersten betroffenen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa im Nordwesten des Landes drang das Hochwasser zunehmend weiter gen Süden vor. In Punjab waren bereits sieben Bezirke betroffen, ganze Dörfer hatten sich in Seen verwandelt. Immer noch trafen die Überschwemmungen die Menschen in einigen Dörfern völlig unvorbereitet. „Niemand hat damit gerechnet, niemand hat uns gewarnt. Die Flutwelle kam ganz plötzlich und zerstörte alles“, berichtete der Teeverkäufer Allah Diwaya in der Stadt Kot Addu. Dort konnten die Behörden nach eigenen Angaben gerade noch verhindern, dass das Kraftwerk, eines der größten des Landes, überflutet wurde. Die Wetterdienste rechneten für Freitag mit weiterem Regen.

Auch in Sindh erreichten die Wasserpegel nach UN-Angaben eine kritische Marke. Sollten sie weiter steigen, sei der Staudamm in Sukkur akut in Gefahr, sagte der Sprecher des UN-Koordinationsbüros für humanitäre Hilfe, Maurizio Giuliano. Nach Schätzung von Zivilschutzchef Sualeh Farooqi dürften die Überschwemmungen am Wochenende das für die Landwirtschaft wichtige Gebiet Katcha am Fluss Indus erreichen. 5 000 Menschen seien dort bereits in Sicherheit gebracht worden, Notpläne sähen die Evakuierung von insgesamt 500 000 Menschen vor, sagte Farooqi.

Der UN-Sondergesandte Ripert traf am Donnerstag in der bislang am schwersten betroffenen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ein. Dort ging das Hochwasser erstmals seit Tagen etwas zurück. Bei den schwersten Überschwemmungen seit 80 Jahren wurden bislang rund 1 500 Menschen getötet. Mehr als vier Millionen sind nach UN-Angaben „auf die ein oder andere Weise“ betroffen, darunter fast 1,5 Millionen Kinder. Das Deutsche Rote Kreuz berichtet zudem von zahlreichen Cholera-Fällen .

Nach anhaltender Kritik über die unzureichenden Reaktionen von Behörden und Regierung auf die Katastrophe kündigte Premierminister Yousuf Raza Gilani an, dass alle Minister ein Monatsgehalt für die Flutopfer spenden würden. Mit dem Geld habe er einen eigenen Hilfsfonds gegründet, erklärte Gilani am Mittwoch nach einer Kabinettssitzung in Islamabad. Armee und Beamte der Zentralregierung wollten demnach einen Tageslohn spenden. Die Wut trifft neben der Regierung vor allem Präsident Asif Ali Zardari: Der schon vorher äußerst unpopuläre Staatschef war trotz der Katastrophe zu Staatsbesuchen nach Paris und London gereist und hatte dort in Luxushotels gewohnt.

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