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After ravaging Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the deluge enters Sindh as currently a huge flood tide of 9,62,000 cusecs is passing through Guddu Barrage, Dunya News reported on Saturday. High flood is also reported at Sukkur Barrage which has submerged several villages in Ghotki. A red alert has been announced from Guddu Barrage to Sukkur and Dadu Moro Barrages; flood torrent has entered Goth Somro Malah at Jamshed loop embankment the loop embankments. Meanwhile, Army and Navy personnel are carrying out rescue activities, shifting those marooned to safer places. Larkana Cadet College has been closed for four days in view of the flood threat. In Shikarpur, hundreds of people have been stranded as 50 villages submerged in Kacha area; in Pannu Aqil, sround 5 villages inundated after breach in Masheero Canal. Rains hit KP againOnce again, the merciless rains lashed Khyber Pakhtunkwa, triggering flash flood in the province and submerged CMH and Cantonment areas. Several houses destroyed in Skardu by landsliding resulted by lightning while flood torrent washed away a bridge in Akora Khatak. Dozens of people swept away as Chitral flooded after heavy rains while in Gilgit a 4 megawatts power plane has been wiped out. Flood tide in River Khanjrab swept away Shahra-e-Korakaram Bridge; a minor injured in a roof collapse in Aka Khel. A fresh spell of rains in Khyber Paktunkhwa inundated Nowshehra Chowni while gushing flood is roaring towards Sindh, Dunya News reported on Saturday. In separate incidents, some six persons have been reportedly killed whereas several people have been trapped in Skardu landsliding. Punjab reeling under floodwaterIn Punjab, 4 people including a minor of a same family drowned in Son Miani while a body of a man has been found near Jampur. Floodwater took away around 50 cattle. An embankment has been breached in Rangpur, while a 30 feet wide breach emerged in Gaji Canal at Kahnpur Mehar submerging two villages. Floodwater swept away a man in Wazirabad and due to intense pressure of water Bhong Band area of Sadiqabad has been evacuated. Meanwhile, people are being moving to safer places on their own as they complained that government relief has not reached them. A protest demonstration is held at Moza Nonari and Abadpur over governments inability to commence relief activities. Moza Chak Veh, Kacha Gopang, Fatehpur Tiwana, Beat Mir Ahmed, Chak 49-NP, Rakh Kacha Chauhan, Kacha Sabzani, Kach Mahari, Dera Mushir, Mid Minthar, Rasul Pur, Beat Allah Wassaya, Muslim Abad and many other Mauzaat have been submerged besides communication to all the abovesaid areas has been cut off.
