Rain wreaks havoc in Sindh: death toll climbs to 66
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KARACHI: Rains have wreaked havoc in Sindh as more than sixty-six people were killed and 0.30 million have been affected.
Breaches were developed in two canals in Khairpur district on Saturday inundating a large number of villages and standing crops.
The metrological department has forecast more rains throughout the province in that would continue for another four days, setting for fears of heavy loss of infrastructure in cities and cotton and other field crops in rural areas.
Heavy rains battered vast swathes of the countryside in Sindh during the first three days of Eid, killing dozens of people, breaching canals and flooding vast stretches of farmland.
The spell came as a bolt from the blue for the countless still living in makeshift shelters after last year’s unprecedented floods rendered them homeless.
Talking to private TV channel here on Saturday, Chairman NDMA Zafar Qadir said that normal rains were forecasted in Sindh so that’s why premature precautionary measures could not be made to tackle the torrential rains and flood. The government of Sindh has formed separate teams to ascertain reasons behind the devastated flood and estimating damages caused by the torrential rains.
President Asif Ali Zardari has sought report of rescue works in flood-hit areas while NDMA has distributed ration bags in the effected areas.
According to media reports President Asif Ali Zardari has directed to speed up rescue work in the flood-hit areas of Sindh while Premier Yusuf Raza Gilani directed to send further ration bags and tents in affected areas.
On directives of Premier Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani NDMA has sent ten thousand ration bags to Shaheed Benazir abad.
According to spokesman to NDMA, 18000 tents and 40,000 ration bags have been sent to flood-hit areas.
The recent floods have reportedly affected 400000 homes, and over 150000 people have been shifted to relief camps.
