Flood Updates up to August 24, 2010
1. 938000 cusecs floodwater is recorded at Kotri barrage tonight, August 24, 2010, whereas its total water releasing capacity is 875,000 cusec only
2. Floodwater has hit 19 districts of Sindh badly.
3. 7 million people are displaced in Sindh only, due to floodwater, whereas, 20 million people are recorded to be displaced in Pakistan
4. 12 thousands villages are badly destroyed in super flood in Sindh
5. 1200 people are died in floodwater in Sindh, out of which 150 were children
6. 9 people and children and died due to sever hunger in relief camps
7. 3790 schools are totally closed in flood affected districts of Sindh and 1569 government schools are made relief camps.
8. 263000 children are not able to attend schools, due to displacement caused by floodwater in Sindh
9. 31,000 people are registered in 29 relief camps in Karachi and 20,000 people are registered in relief camps in Hyderabad, but figure is much more higher than shared one, which is not recorded, because half of displaced the population is settled with relatives and in rented homes in different cities of Sindh
10. 3,500,000 children are overwhelmed with different diseases including gastro, cholera, diahherai, skin and waterborne diseases to unhygienic water and malnutrition in Pakistan.