15 Menschen sterben bei Busunglück im Hochwassergebiet

Flutkatastrophe in Pakistan

15 Menschen sterben bei Busunglück im Hochwassergebiet

23.08.2010, 10:32 Uhr • Lesezeit: 1 Minute

Flood victims struggle to get donated food in Basera near Muzaffargarh in Punjab province Pakistan on 15 August 2010. More than 1500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of KhyberPakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MATIULLAH ACHAKZAI +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

A long-time Afghan refugee woman shields herself from rain as she sits on a "charpoy" (rope bed) while taking refuge along a road median in a village in Aza Khel, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 15, 2010. Floods ravaged tens of thousands of Afghan refugees who have been living in Pakistan for decades after fleeing Soviet occupation and civil war. Now as they survey kilometers of flattened mud and brick houses in a refugee camp in northwest Pakistan, some contemplate returning to an Afghanistan still gripped by violence. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

A family wades through receding flood waters while returning to their homes in Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 1, 2010. Pakistan newspapers sourced the death toll from the worst floods in living memory to about 900 while reporting outbreaks of waterborne disease. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

People flee flooded areas in Nowshera, a town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, 01 August 2010. More than 800 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/ARSHAD ARBAB +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

Pakistani Army soldiers evacuate people from flooded areas in Nowshera, a town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, 01 August 2010. More than 800 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/ARSHAD ARBAB +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

People wait for relief boats to get evacuated from flooded areas in Nowshera, a town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan on 01 August 2010. More than 800 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/ARSHAD ARBAB +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

Women wade through flood waters with their children while evacuating from Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 1, 2010. Pakistan newspapers sourced the death toll from the worst floods in living memory to about 900 while reporting outbreaks of waterborne disease. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) © REUTERS | REUTERS

A man evacuates his children through waist-deep waters after heavy flooding in Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 1, 2010. Pakistan newspapers sourced the death toll from the worst floods in living memory to about 900 while reporting outbreaks of waterborne disease. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) © REUTERS | REUTERS

Pakistani Army soldiers evacuate flood victims on helicopters near Kot Addu in southern Punjab, Pakistan, 05 August 2010. More than 1,500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

A Pakistani flood survivor waits for food at a makeshift camp in Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani flood survivor walks past cars stuck in mud after flash floods in Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

A young Pakistani flood survivor cools herself with water at a makeshift camp in Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

An Afghan flood survivor carries his belongings past shattered dwellings at The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

An army personnel evacuating residents, carries a flood victim to a helicopter in Sanawa, a town located in the Muzaffar Ghar district of Pakistan's Punjab province August 5, 2010. After wrecking Pakistan's northwest, the worst floods in 80 years swept through the economically vital Punjab in a catastrophe that has raised doubts about President Asif Ali Zardari's fragile leadership. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MILITARY) © REUTERS | REUTERS

An Afghan flood survivor sits on the remains of his shelter at The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

Buildings are submerged in flood waters in Sanawan near Multan in central Pakistan on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Flood survivors loaded down with possessions fled a growing deluge in Pakistan's most populous province Thursday as the government came under renewed criticism for its response to the worst monsoon rains in decades. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer) © AP | AP

Afghan flood survivors carry their belongings as they leave The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

A Pakistani flood survivor carries his sister as he holds donated food outside a makeshift camp in Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

Flood victims collect food distributed by the Army helicopters in flooded areas Kot Addu in southern Punjab, Pakistan, 05 August 2010. More than 1,500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

Pakistani Army soldiers distribute food through Army helicopters to flood victims near Kot Addu in southern Punjab, Pakistan, 05 August 2010. More than 1,500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

Afghan flood survivors carry ceiling fans as they leave The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

An elderly Afghan flood survivor carries his belongings as he joins others departing The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

Flood victims collect food distributed by the Army helicopters in flooded areas in Kot Addu in southern Punjab, Pakistan, 05 August 2010. More than 1,500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

An aerial view of flooded areas near Tonsa Sharif in southern Punjab, Pakistan, 05 August 2010. More than 1,500 people across Pakistan have been killed and hundreds of thousands stranded due to flash floods triggered by the ongoing spell of monsoon rains. The worst floods the country has faced in several decades washed away millions of hectares of crops, submerged villages and destroyed roads and bridges in the north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, parts of the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region and the eastern province of Punjab. EPA/MK CHAUDHRY +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa

An Afghan flood survivor carries a small bag as he joins others departing The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

Afghan flood survivors carry their belongings as they walk past shattered dwellings at The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

An Afghan flood survivor carries his belongings as he walks past shattered dwellings at The Azakhel Camp near Nowshera on August 5, 2010. The United Nations have rushed a top envoy to Pakistan to address the urgent plight of 3.2 million people hit by the worst floods in generations as officials warned the crisis was spreading. As the humanitarian disaster pushed into a second week, fears are growing of a food crisis among survivors who saw their villages and farmland washed away, killing more than 1,500 people in northwest and central Pakistan. AFP PHOTO/Farooq NAEEM © AFP | AFP

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Das Fahrzeug mit rund 50 Insassen stürzte in den Fluten um. Laut Behörden war die Strecke wegen möglicher Sturzbäche gesperrt.

Sukkur. Bei einem schweren Busunglück im Überschwemmungsgebiet in Zentralpakistan sind am Montag mindestens 15 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Die Wassermassen des Flusses Indus stürzten einen Reisbus in der Nähe der Stadt Taunsa in der Provinz Punjab um. Wie die Polizei mitteilte, wurden nach dem Unfall noch 16 Menschen vermisst, 28 Insassen seien aus den Fluten gerettet worden. Der Bus war den Angaben zufolge auf dem Weg in die nordwestpakistanische Stadt Peshawa r. Wie ein Behördenvertreter sagte, missachtete der Fahrer eine Straßensperre. Den Angaben zufolge fuhr der Reisebus auf einer Fernstraße, die die Behörden aufgrund des Hochwassers in der Region für den Verkehr gesperrt hatten. Die Route sei wegen möglicher Sturzbäche von den umliegenden Bergen als gefährlich eingeschätzt worden.

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15 Menschen sterben bei Busunglück im Hochwassergebiet

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