Death toll due to flood crosses 1,500 in Sindh
The death toll from devastating floods surpassed 1,500 on Friday. Thousands of displaced people in Sindh are suffering from infectious and water-borne diseases.
In a report released on Friday, the Sindh Directorate General Health Service said 92,797 citizens were receiving treatment as of Thursday, September 15. Malaria was confirmed in 588 of them, and he had 10,604 confirmed cases. As of Thursday, 17,977 cases of diarrhea and 20,064 cases of skin disease had been reported, with 28 cases of dengue fever, according to the report. Since 1 July, a total of 2.3 million patients have been treated in field and mobile hospitals in flooded areas.
Additionally, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) announced that 22 flood-related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. 1,508 people have died since 14 June. Death toll due to flood crosses 1,500 in Sindh The NDMA also said in its daily situation report that flooding in the past 24 hours injured nine people, bringing the total to 12,758.
Death toll due to flood crosses 1,500 in Sindh
Recent floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in the northern mountains have swept away homes, vehicles, crops and livestock, causing an estimated $30 billion in damage.
The government and the United Nations have blamed climate change for soaring waters after record-breaking summer temperatures, and in Pakistan he had 391 mm of rainfall in July and August, which was Almost 190% above his 30-year average. In Sindh province, one of the hardest-hit areas, it rose to 466%.
