Devastating rains have triggered floods in Sindh, affecting at least 700,000 people and forcing 60,000 from their homes, officials said Wednesday.
“At least 700,000 people have been affected by the floods caused by the recent rains in six districts of Sindh,” Sajjad Haider Shah, an official in the provincial disaster management authority, told AFP.
“Some 60,000 people have been rendered homeless, who have migrated to safer areas,” Shah said. There were unconfirmed reports that 30 people had been killed in the past week, he added.
Another senior government official confirmed the number of people affected.
Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah told reporters that one million people had been affected, but provided no details.
Tens of thousands of people are still living in emergency camps after last year’s floods.
Shah at the disaster management authority said crops had been destroyed and houses flooded.
“Badin is the most affected district, where more than half the total people have been displaced,” he said.
Rains have also caused havoc in the districts of Tando Mohammad Khan, Mirpurkhas, Thar, Umerkot and Tando Allahyar.
The meteorological office has forecast more rain in coming days.
