President assures flood victims of rehab

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President assures flood victims of rehab

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President Zardari Thursday assured Sindh flood victims of governments fullest support.

08 September,2011 09:24 pm

According to a press release, the President, who had an overnight stay at Benazirabad, walked through the knee-high flood waters in the main bazaar of the Benazirabad town to meet the stranded people and assured that they would not be left alone in their hour of need.Despite rain and their hardship the people rushed out into the streets, waved, cheered and shook hands with the President. Women and children standing on the rooftops and balconies waved and raised slogans.President Zardari was briefed about the measures being taken for the 4.9 million flood-affected people in Sindh and informed that de-watering equipment was being deployed on a massive scale to drain the water.