Pakistan is dealing with the worst rain-induced flooding in its historical past.

Sindh:

At least 13 individuals have been killed and lots of remained lacking after a ship carrying round 25 flood victims capsized within the swollen Indus River in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Monday, native media reported.

The incident occurred in Bilawalpur village in Sindh’s Sehwan metropolis when a ship taking flood victims from submerged villages to a safer location overturned.

An official mentioned that the demise depend rose to 13 whereas eight individuals have been rescued. Rescue sources mentioned that just about 25 flood victims have been being taken to the aid camps when the incident occurred, Geo News reported.

This comes because the Pakistan authorities and the army are endeavor aid operations in flood-affected areas.

The humanitarian state of affairs in Pakistan has deteriorated over the previous two weeks as heavy rains continued to trigger flooding and landslides, leading to displacement and harm throughout the nation, in keeping with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Pakistan is dealing with the worst rain-induced flooding in its historical past as 66 districts have formally been declared to be “calamity hit” by the federal government – 31 in Balochistan, 23 in Sindh, 9 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and three in Punjab. The state of affairs stays dynamic, and lots of extra districts have been affected; the variety of calamity-declared districts is predicted to rise as rains proceed to fall.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)