Pakistan: in the province of Sindh, rescue operations are increasing
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Families have taken refuge in tents in Shikarpur, Sindh, after the floods.
AP - Fareed Khan
Text by: Sonia Ghezali Follow
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Floods continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan where more than 1,300 people have been killed since mid-June.
In total, 6.4 million inhabitants are in urgent humanitarian need, alarms the WHO.
In Sindh, one of the worst affected provinces in the country, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes while hundreds more are still trapped in their homes.
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From our special correspondent in the province of Sindh,
Sonia Ghezali
Every day Saad Edhi sets out with his fellow rescuers on the waters that cover the villages
of Dadu district
.
All houses under two stories are totally submerged.
“You see the two walls of the mosque there, when I started the rescue operations here five days ago, three meters were out of the water. Now they are completely under water, it shows that the water is still rising, and it will continue. “
Explains the rescuer.
Areas affected by floods in Pakistan in August 2022. © RFI
The water is filled with waste
As soon as the boats approach the submerged town of Khairpur Nathan Shah, inhabitants appear on roofs, on walls and in the water filled with rubbish.
The rescuers reach out to them.
"
Give me your bag, don't be afraid, sit here!"
Says
Salman Naseer, one of the rescuers.
Shayan Ali sits on the boat, relieved.
We don't have electricity, there are a lot of mosquitoes. Water has entered the houses and we have no food or drinking water here
Near him Naweed Ali, resident of the city of Khairpur Nathan Shah.
“
We never imagined there could be so much water.
Initially, there was rain and the city was flooded, then there were floods due to flooding rivers.
We evacuated our family but a few men still live here to watch over our property.
At night, thieves come on boats and they loot the abandoned houses ,
”
explains Naweed Ali.
He intends to return in a few days, worried about his possessions.
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