Rain affectees facing severe problems in Sindh

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HYDERABAD: There is no respite in sight for people in the inundated areas of Sindh where stagnant rainwater can lead to outbreak of epidemic if it is not drained out immediately,Geo News reported.

Flood affectees are also facing severe problems due to the unavailability of food and medicines.

Rainwater has become a headache for the residents of phase-I and II of Qasimabad area of Hyderabad.

Thousands of affectees are living under the open sky in Jhando and are facing acute shortage of food.

Navy soldiers are shifting the people stranded in the low-lying areas to safe places.

In Badin district, rain and saline nullah water in still present. The worst affected areas are Pangrio, Shadilarge, Khoski and others.

Thousands of affectees who have taken shelter at PF Band Dadu are waiting for food. Educational activities are suspended in schools.

Hundreds of houses have been destroyed in torrential rains in Nara and Faiz Gand tehsils of district Khairpur.