Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the Sindh government stands with the flood-affected people and is providing them with all possible relief.
In a statement, he said that on the instructions of the chief minister, district administrations were actively working in the field to support the victims. All the cabinet members, designated focal persons, and members of the provincial and National assemblies were also present in the field and personally monitoring the relief measures, he added.
Memon said 128,057 people had so far been shifted to safe places from 167 union councils in 15 districts of the province, and 6,288 people were relocated in the last 24 hours. He added that 39,576 victims had been provided medical assistance at 154 fixed and mobile health camps set up by the Sindh government. Of them, 5,772 were treated in the previous 24 hours.
He said arrangements had also been made to protect livestock. In the past 24 hours, 9,384 cattle were moved to safe areas, bringing the total to 370,161 cattle.
In addition, 70,267 cattle were vaccinated and treated in the previous 24 hours making a total of 878,796 cattle that had been vaccinated.
He said the Tarbela Dam was at 100 percent capacity, while the Mangla Dam was at 88 percent.
Memon explained that a very high flood level had been recorded at Ganda Singhwala, Trimmu, Panjnad and Baloki, while a high flood level had been recorded at Ravi Syphon, Shahdara, Sudhanai and Sulemanki.
He appealed to the people to cooperate with the government and avoid paying attention to rumours so that this natural disaster could be faced collectively.
Published in The News on September 08, 2025.