Water levels in the Indus River rose to dangerous levels on Sunday as heavy flows from Punjab reached Sindh, triggering a high flood at Guddu Barrage.
Guddu Barrage recorded an inflow of 612,269 cusecs and an outflow of 582,942 cusecs. Residents in low-lying areas were warned to move to safer locations.
Large areas of farmland were flooded, damaging thousands of acres of crops, and river villages near Kandhkot were reported underwater.
The Pakistan Navy’s emergency response teams, equipped with hovercraft, rescue boats and divers, are carrying out relief operations in Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur and Shikarpur.
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Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the Indus River remains in high flood at Guddu Barrage and medium flood at Sukkur Barrage, with provincial authorities continuing rescue and relief operations.
Memon told an inflow and outflow of 402,919 cusecs at Panjnad, 612,269 and 582,942 cusecs at Guddu, 488,820 and 438,390 cusecs at Sukkur, and 274,129 and 261,399 cusecs at Kotri Barrage.
Over the past 24 hours, 5,269 people were moved to safety, bringing the total relocated to 163,364. Another 252 residents from riverine areas were shifted to relief camps, where 469 people are currently housed.
The provincial government has set up 177 fixed and mobile health sites, treating 6,596 patients in the past day and 84,118 in total.
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Livestock relocation also continued, with 11,569 animals moved in 24 hours, raising the total to 438,835. Veterinary teams treated or vaccinated 51,308 animals in the past day, for a total of 1,232,223.
Memon said close monitoring of all barrages and round-the-clock medical and relief support will continue.
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