BADIN : Heavy monsoons have flooded dozens of villages and displaced more than 0.3 million people across Badin on Monday.
According to Media Reports, ongoing monsoon rain has wreaked havoc across District Badin and its surrounding areas as rain nullahs have been flooded by rainwater and people of many areas have started to move away on their own seeking refuge.
Pakistan Army has launched full scale rescue services after establishing an aid center in Badin while the district administration has claimed that more than 90,000 flood affected people have been shifted to camps.
Water has spread all over the area and flood water has inundated almost all the land in District Badin while water has also entered Mangrio and Malkani after a 200 foot wide breach took place in LBOD salt water nullah.
People of the area are helplessly seeking refuge while some have taken refuge on high muddy rocks and others in government school buildings.
Some of the displaced villagers complained that there is no one available to render any aid to them; others were crying over the deaths of their animals.
Pakistan Army has formed a rescue camp in Shadi Larj area where it is trying to provide all possible aid to the displaced people.
Thousands of people have been displaced in many other areas including Mehrab Chandio, Mukhtar Arain, Mooso, Mataro, Aaarib Halipoto and Ahmadani while more than 0.2 million people have taken refuge in higher places.
After India’s spilling of water into River Satluj, a flood is expected in the Kasur area of Punjab; local residents are moving towards safer places.
The district administration of Kasur has cancelled all workers’ leaves and formed flood relief camps in various areas.