Three bodies fished out of floodwater

SUKKUR: Three bodies were found in the floodwater near Mirpur Buriro town near Thul on Monday morning.

Residents fished out the bodies, which included the bullet-riddled body of a woman.

“All were in a decomposed state and could not be identified,” said Thul taluka’s former naib nazim, Babu Abdul Qadir Buriro.

Since their area was still flooded and they had no means to bury the bodies properly, residents contacted Edhi volunteers, who took the bodies for burial.

Buriro said it is likely that the bodies belonged to people, who had been kidnapped before the floods. Kidnappers often detain their victims in the kachcha areas, especially in Ghouspur and Karampur, while they wait for the ransom money to be handed over.

It is possible, said Buriro, that when the floods came the kidnappers ran away, leaving their victims chained behind. And when the floods surged through the kachcha areas, they might have drowned and washed away in the waters.

Meanwhile, the road link between Thul and Jacobabad has been restored for heavy traffic and now tractors, trolleys and pickups are taking flood affected families to Jacobabad from Thul and adjoining areas, said Buriro. Two to three feet of water is still accumulated in Mirpur Buriro town but those houses situated on higher grounds are now safe.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2010.