QUETTA: Fifty people were killed when torrential rains unleashed flash floods in different parts of eastern Balochistan, DawnNews reported.

More than 10,000 people are reported to have been affected. Fifty people had gone missing in Barkhan which was lashed by torrential rain for more than five hours on Wednesday night. Barkhan is about 350 kilometres east of Quetta.

The Chief of Frontier Corps, Balochistan, Maj-Gen Saleem Nawaz, said the sudden downpour wreaked havoc in Barkhan and other areas of eastern Balochistan.

“We have launched a relief and rescue operation to move affected people to safe locations,” he said.

Continuing rainfall multiplied problems of the people in Barkhan, depriving them of timely assistance. Three army helicopters loaded with relief goods could not fly to the affected areas because of bad weather.

The army dispatched relief trucks to affected areas in Barkhan, Sibi and Kohlu.