The Co-ordination Committee of the MQM has expressed its grief and sorrow on the deaths of 17 people in Muzaffarabad due to torrential rains, lightening, and flash floods. It regretted at the loss of lives due to absence of precautionary measures by the local administration and not starting relief activities on time soon after heavy rains. It sympathized with the bereaved families of the people washed away in the floods and called for urgent steps to bring relief and succour to the people affected by the rains.