KARACHI: At least 39 people, including 7 who had taken shelter at a mosque in Khairpur, were died in rain related incidents in last 24 hours across Sindh.
The cumulative death toll of the Sindh and Balochistan provinces has soared past 442.
The latest deaths came as another floodwater wave entered Sindh from Taunsa Barrage to make matters worse for the residents.
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD), meanwhile, has issued a warning of ‘very high to exceptionally high flood’ in DG Khan, Nowshera, and East Balochistan
Emergency has been declared in all three barrages of Sindh to deal with the impending catastrophe.
Roofs collapse
At least seven people were killed and 100 injured when the roof of a mosque caved in on those taking shelter from a heavy downpour in Khairpur near Ahmedpur on Monday.
Those trapped under the debris were pulled out by the locals.
Similarly, roof collapse incidents also claimed the life of a woman and two girls in Dadu, and three children in Jacobabad.
In another tragic incident, those taking refuge from the heavy downpour were trapped when the roof of a railway warehouse toppled on them in Larkana claiming lives of at least three people and injuring five others.
Moreover, a mother and her four children passed away in a village near Shikarpur when the roof of their house caved in.
Several areas of Sindh are currently inundated including Matiari, Kandhkot, Sanghar and Khairpur as residents look up to the government to provide them with relief.
