Summary Water level decreased in Punjnad Headworks whereas it rose above 300,000 cusec at Guddu barrage.
RAHIM YAR KHAN (Dunya News) – Dozens of settlements submerged; crops and livestock got swept away in flood as the water torrent from river Chenab made its way through to Guddu barrage in Sindh today.
The water level decreased in Punjnad Headworks whereas it rose above 300,000 cusec at Guddu barrage. The nearby crops stretched over a huge area therefore got washed away.
The amount of water reaching at Sukkur barrage and Gothki barrage has risen up to 178,000 cusec and 50,843 cusec, respectively.
The water torrent has sunk many of the villages and disrupted land communication completely that has left many people stranded. Khangarh and Shujabad area of Alipur have also drowned in flood water. Sultan city on the other hand got hit by flood due to river erosion.
Dozens of settlements in Thatta Sial, Moradabad and Bhattapur including Muzaffargarh submerged in flood water whereas the rupture of Shoria Canal dyke at Shekhani in Dera Ghazi Khan caused the flood water to engulf a vast area.
