Recent floods and rain in district Badin has resulted in the scarcity of safe
drinking water and food while the food items are being sold at high
prices. In addition, the breaches in drains and canals have not been
filled yet; meanwhile five persons were died in result of electrocution
and drowning in water.
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On other hand five to eight feet water is still present in the areas
including Golarchi, Karyo Ganor, Matli, Khorwah, Tarai, Serani,
Malkalni Sharif, Ahmad Rajo, Ghoghar and a number of other villages
resulting in damage of private and government property and also
damaging the corps.
On other hand people started migration towards Thar Parker;
meanwhile rescue operation continued in different areas of Badin where
hundred of people could not be rescued.
Badin is one of the calamity-hit areas where the relief camps are
unable to provide the basic items to the affected people. Relief camps
have been set up in all five Tehsil of the district where affectees are
forced to live under the sky without proper availability of food and
drinking water.
On the other hand, the prices of the food items have been raised
following a sharp increase in the demand. Flour has reached to Rs.
1,250 per 40 kg from Rs. 1,150 while sugar is being sold at Rs. 80
instead of Rs. 68 and milk Rs. 60.
Prices of other necessary food items such as vegetables, fruits and meat have also been increased up to20 %.
Epidemics like gastro diseases are on the go in relief camps erected
for people rendered homeless by flooding in District Badin with no
proper arrangements for their meals and potable water.
Poorly maintained camps begin witnessing deaths thanks to lack of
healthcare facilities. The affected people said the government had not
come to their rescue despite lapse of one week.
A 20-year pregnant woman died of gastro-related ailment at a relief camp in Pangrio.
The similar conditions can be witnessed in Tehsil Golarchi Union
Council Tarai, where flood-hit people complained nobody arrived there
to inquire after them. Cattle in large number were carried off by huge
flood torrents.
Meanwhile the police baton charged and fired shells at the
flood-affectees outside the DCO office in Tando Muhammad Khan, who were
asking for relief goods; meanwhile many women were injured in the
result of the baton charge. SANA
