More than 20 villages submerged after a 50 feet wide breach occurred in the Nusrat Canal here on Monday.
Hundreds of hectors of crops have been badly affected in the submerged villages while the rescue and relief teams have not yet reached the affected areas to provide assistance.
According to media reports, the irrigation department too has not come to fill the gap of canal and the local people are trying on self help basis to stop the leakage of water.
A low-level flood is also witnessed in River Indus at the Taunsa Barrage, Guddu Barrage and Sukkur Barrage. The water level is increasing day-by-day due to more rains in the up country.
