QUETTA: All the educational institutions in Balochistan would reopen from tomorrow (Monday), the provincial government said. But the decision for Naseerabad and Jaffarabad districts would be taken later after reviewing the flood situation.

“All schools and colleges will reopen from September 5 which were closed for two weeks amid heavy rainfall and flood in most parts of the province,” Balochistan’s Education Minister Naseebullah Marri said in a statement on Saturday.

Flash floods driven by heavy rains have killed 1,290 people, including 259 in Balochistan, since mid-June, said the National Disaster Management Authority data. Around 1,164 houses have been damaged in the province.

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Marri said: “The decision to open schools in Naseerabad and Jaffarabad districts, which are severely affected by floods, would be taken later.”

The schools and colleges of Balochistan were closed on August 22 for one week due to heavy rains and floods in the province. It also prompted the provincial government to delay the polio drive.

Later, the government extended the period of closure of educational institutions for another period of another week.

Calamity hit districts and population

The government has appealed the international community to help it in dealing with the crisis.