Flood ravages Thatta, distressed people flee city in thousands
Thatta is located 75 miles (125 kilometers) southeast of the major port city of Karachi and the breach in the safety measure that took place early on Saturday could leave the entire city submerged by the end of the day.
FLOODS ravaged the southern city of Thatta in Pakistan leaving the town wrecked and virtually empty. More than 175,000 have vacated the town giving it an eerie look. The floodwaters broke through the third protective barrier made around the city on Saturday. People sought refuge in the higher reaches of the town that also included an ancient graveyard. Thatta is located 75 miles (125 kilometers) southeast of the major port city of Karachi and the breach in the safety measure that took place early on Saturday could leave the entire city submerged by the end of the day. A statement from the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday that Southern Sindh is the worst affected province so far. Out of its 23 districts, 19 have been ravaged by floods. Provincial relief Commissioner Ghulam Ali Pasha was quoted as saying that more than seven million people have been displaced in Sindh since August 3, one million only in the past two days. He further added that the magnitude of this catastrophe is so huge that the government cannot cope with it alone.
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