10:56 AM
Updated at: 0541 PST, Tuesday, August 17, 2010
SUKKUR: Floods rising from River Indus have inflicted massive devastation across Sindh province.
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.
According to Executive Engineer Keerthar Canal, Munawwar Bazdar, as the floodwater is flowing backwards in canal, the Sukkur District has come closer to high floods.
Qabo Saeed Khan, Shahdadkot, Sujawal, Rato Dero and Miro Khan cities have been put on red alert given the flow of floodwater in Keerthar Canal, he said.
DCO Shahdadkot has ordered evacuation of 150 villages on emergency basis after the district was alerted against potential flooding.
Relief Camps have been established in Karachi and Shahdadkot city for flood-affectees, he said.
Meanwhile, district administration has resolved construction of a temporary bund on motorway to turn direction of floodwater against civic population.
A huge number of civic population have started migrating towards safer places after a massive floodtide was seen moving towards FP bund, witnesses told media.
As many as 25 villages located in tehsil Manjhand of Jamshoro District have been flooded, leaving thousands of people stranded amid floodwater.
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.
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