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A total of eight districts declared calamity hit, others asking for the same.

Despite governments claims, little or no aid is reaching Badin.

A total of six million people have been affected by the floods so far, according to the chief minister.

Iran's Interior Minister to visit Pakistan next week. Pakistan to import 1000 MW electricity from Iran.

Chinese Government to dispatch relief goods worth 30 million RMB (US $4.7million) for Pakistan flood affectees.

Reacting to PM Gilani's appeal to foreign agencies for flood relief, Sharif said Pakistan could handle the disaster.

Muhammad Sadiq said he had lost everything in the recent floods and couldn’t afford to feed his family

For the people of Badin, a dry change of clothes would be a blessing.

Sindh asks for relief within 24 hours, while NDMA wants UN only for early recovery.

Requests UN secretary-general to mobilise world community for urgent relief.

UNDP base camp set up in Badin, WFP expected in a few days.

Food and medical aid for Badin and Tharparkar.

District administration has asked for help but so far it has been difficult as all systems are down.

Presid­ent allude­s to PML-N attemp­ts to seek early electi­ons.

Government is set to prepare a rapid need assessment survey report with the UN.

LBOD is carrying water four to five times its capacity.

Visits Benazirabad, directs CM SIndh to personally monitor relief and rehabilitation efforts.

In many low-lying parts of the world where flooding is routine, people build homes on stilts, houseboats, or rafts.

Stranded by flash floods, 350 Hindu pilgrims rescued from Nani Hinglaj hills.

A majori­ty of the fatali­ties caused by fallin­g roofs, drowni­ng in flood waters and water-borne diseas­es.

Earmarks another Rs20 million in funds to add to the Rs30 million sent last month.

One saline drain has overflowed and another is dangerously close to giving way.

The President also directs NDMA to make carefu­l needs-assess­ment for future relief and emerge­ncy operat­ions.

Lasbela administration along with Abdul Sattar Edhi try to rescue 250 pilgrims stranded due to a flash floods.

NDMA says 132 people have lost their lives in Sindh alone.

The heavy rains hit Hyderabad (26mm), Matiari, Sanghar, Dadu, Jamshoro and Thatta.

CM announces Rs20m in grants, Sanghar struggles to be recognised as rain-hit.

Hopefully the government will ensure that the disaster management bodies do a better job the next time around.

More water headed towards Nawabshah and surrounding areas as it rushes downstream to Jalwani and Jamal Shah canals.

Over a million acres of standing crops have been washed away.

Nine bodies of missing villagers recovered during Eid.

Relief camps are plagued with fresh water mosquitoes and a malaria epidemic has broken out in camps, including Badin.

Rs5 billion to be spent on relief, rescue and rehabilitation.

Overflowing rivers submerge fields with cotton crop hit the hardest.

Sindh government announces monetary compensation for flood-hit people.

President directs CM Sindh to personally monitor flood situation.

Residents move to higher ground as outfall drains breach their banks.

Hundreds of houses washed away and thousands find themselves homeless for Eid.

Authorities set up 96 relief camps sheltering 20,000 people.

17 more villages in Pasrur inundated by rising water levels in Nullah Dek.

220,000 houses were destroyed as a result of flooding in the province.

Death toll reaches 55 following the discovery of 14 bodies.

Chairman insists Pakistan is equipped to manage the floods this year.

As many as 3 women and 5 men are reportedly missing from the area.

Water level in River Sutlej near Chishtian tehsil is likely to rise to 80,000 cusecs.

Villagers in Vehari have been told to prepare for evacuation.

The goods were collected by the Armed Forces with assistance from the well off people of the city.

UN represantative claims the disaster management bodies are not equipped.

Army helicopters, NGOs slowly make their way to remote villages.

Those moving out include landless farmers, others stay for land and cattle.