Islamabad, Sep 8: The Sindh Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Sunday called for coordinated efforts to address the impact of floods during a high-level meeting, a statement issued in this regard said.
In August, a fact-finding mission carried out by the United Nations and three relief agencies reported extensive damage and displacement due to the recent floods in Sindh’s Khairpur and Sukkur districts and Balochistan.
Four union councils in the riverine areas of Khairpur district suffered significant damage, resulting in the displacement of 33,178 persons, including 11,060 men, 13,700 women and 4,209 children. Currently, 130 families live by the roadside, and 160 with their relatives.
Sindh PDMA As of August 25, there was just one aid camp in the Sanghar area, accommodating 2,170 internally displaced people.
Sindh PDMA 141,601 individuals were affected by floods, which prompted the creation of 40 medical and 163 humanitarian camps.
Siddiqui went on to say that 198 homes were demolished, and 327 houses had partial damage from rain.
During the conference, the provincial leaders of UN agencies and NGOs talked about concerns related to health, education, and sanitation in the districts that had been inundated.
