Sindh floods leave thousands displaced

Aug 15, 4:54 pm

Islamabad, August 11 (ANI): Intermittent have wrecked havoc in Pakistan's Sindh province leaving over 114000 households damaged.

A survey conducted by the National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) revealed that the districts Badin and Mirpurkhas have been worst affected.

Zaheer Khoso, Senior Programme Officer Human Resource Development of National Rural Support Programme told The Nation that continuous rains have created a flood like situation in lower parts of Sindh.

The NRSP in its damage assessment recommended that at least 17, 404 households needed food supplies, 11, 681 households needed shelters, 65, 552 required wash intervention, 17, 074 needed health interventions and 20, 922 affected required other necessities on emergency basis. (ANI)

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