Floods: Hyderabad schools to remain shut; four more killed

Floods: Hyderabad schools to remain shut; four more killed
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Summary Educational institution in Hyderabad will remain shut tomorrow (Tuesday) due to floods.

At least four people were reported killed Monday in separate rain-related accidents in the province. In one incident, three people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Jamshoro. In Tando Haider, a child was killed as the wall of a house fell on him.Jamshoro DCO Nasir Abbas confirmed the education institutions will not open in the district like elsewhere in the province.More than 200 people have been killed by devastating rains mainly in Sindh. The country is still struggling to rebuild after last years worst floods in living memory.So far, 209 people have been killed and 5.3 million affected, Zafar Qadir, head of the countrys disaster management authority, told reporters.Around 1.7 million acres of agricultural land has also been affected by the rains and floods.China, Pakistans most trusted foreign ally, said it had pledged $4.7 million for urgent humanitarian assistance and its ambassador on Monday handed over a cheque worth $50,000 to the disaster management authority.

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