Sassui Palijo admits that she is not happy with the last minute arrangements made for flood relief.

Gilani said donors around the world are ready to provide relief and more than $700 million have already been pledged.

Dozens of villages were submerged around Thatta with people scrambling to pile sandbags at strategic locations.

Floodwater flowing from upstream has accumulated high pressure near Larkana and the key Aaqil Aghai loop bund.

A dyke built temporarily at the Ratodero-Khuzdar highway in Shahdadkot struggled to prevent floodwater.

Only one legislative body has passed a bill for couples to carry out a mandatory Thalassaemia test before marriage.

Many villages in Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Thatta districts have been inundated.

Political party representatives stand guard over embankments in their respective areas in the city.

“The devastation in our hometowns is too awful to describe,” says one flood affectee.

As one enters the lush green fields of Benazirabad district, it’s hard to find people anywhere in relief camps.