Summary As many as 70 villages of Ghotki have lost land connections to other parts of province
MUZAFFARGARH (Dunya News) – At least 170 more villages of Kot Adu, Ali Pur and Kandhkot areas have been washed away in floods in River Sindh.
Affectees continue to shift to safer places. Moreover, moderate level flood in River Ravi has been reported. Separately, Mozah Ahmed Bhagyala in Harappa has been completely inundated.
River Sindh have flooded resulting in inundation of hundreds of adjoining villages.
According to the details, dozens of villages in Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Kehror Lall Ussain and Kot Mithan have been inundated. As many as 70 villages of Ghotki have lost land connections to other parts.
Levees have collapsed in Dera Ghazi Khan while the authorities have opened spill ways of Tarbela Dam.
At least 450,000 cusecs water is passing through River Sindh at Muzaffargarh point. Crops grown on thousands of acres of land along at least 256 kilometres (km) of the river have been destroyed. The flood affectees are struggling against the catastrophe all by themselves.
The authorities have shut down more than 200 canals due to flood in Head Taunsa. These canals include Muzaffargarh Canal, Dera Ghazi Khan Canal and TP Link.
To add to the tragedy, boats owners are charging at least Rs 1,000 per person to shift families to safer places.
