The situation in Qandia valley in terms of information is rapidly changing due to frequent accessibility of the PRCS teams via helicopter assessing actual situation in the valley. For the first time actual situation of the disaster (avalanches) at Bagroo Dara in Qandia Valley revealed by the PRCS assessment team during their rapid assessment on 20th Feb- 2010 of the affected areas of Bagroo Dara states that according to the local population disaster hit the areas on 14th Feb 2010 at 1 pm, initially leaving 30 dead, 72 injured and damage to infrastructure and environment. This situation has been cleared up by the PRCS/GRC assessment team which was air-dropped in the affected area to collect on ground latest facts and figures.
Two of the Union Councils got affected with avalanche are Karang UC and Karin UC.
Karang and Karin hold "daras" which are a setting holding dwellings / small villages.
UC Karang holds Bagroo Dara (affected villages Gutloo, Serai, Mula kheil) is accessible via helicopter and our DM assessment and Health team went their yesterday, did their assignment and returned today. All 3 villages were covered by the PRCS teams.
UC Karin being on further height and thus hindering even helicopter interventions holds Sayal dara which is affected. Only access to affected Sayal dara is one village naming Seeri where helicopter cannot go much down thus can only air drop relief which is happening. - UC Karin Nazim informed PRCS that Sayal dara holds 25 small dwellings/villages and he has got information from only one of the village (Seeri) located at lower point than others. In Seeri village 60-70 houses are completely damaged.
