Upper Sindh put on red alert as flood threat looms

Authorities have issued orders to the people of Kot Sabzal to evacuate due to the surging water in River Indus while areas of upper Sindh including Shahdad Kot, Sajawal, Rato Dero and Qabo Saeed Khan have also been declared red zone. Floods have turned their directions towards Keerthar Canal in Jacobabad after water was seen flowing backwards due to destruction of gates located at Karang Regulator near Shahdadkot. DCO Shahdadkot directed evacuation of 150 villages including Qabo Saeed Khan on emergency basis after the district was alerted against potential flooding. As many as 25 villages located in Tehsil Manjhand of Jamshoro District have been flooded, leaving thousands of people stranded. A gigantic flood torrent is marching towards Larkana and Khairpur districts after a huge crack was developed in under construction security bund: aimed at turning direction of River Indus away from civic population in both the districts. The level of floodwater spread around Jacobabad district is rising alarmingly owing to arrival of more water from broken bund along Indus River. Meanwhile, Guddu and Sukkur Barrages are in exceptionally high flood while a medium flood is reported at Kotri Barrage. Water flow at Guddu is 10, 767, 86 cusecs and outflow is 10, 761, 90 cusecs while in Sukkur inflow is 10,256, 30 cusecs and outflow is 9,938,80 cusecs. River Swat at Khwazakhela, River Kabul at Nowshehra and River Adezai at Adezai are all in high flood.