Showing posts with label Sindh devastation floods rains wreaked havoc in Sindh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sindh devastation floods rains wreaked havoc in Sindh. Show all posts

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Keti Bunder


Pakistani children, displaced by floods, sleep outside their makeshift tent on the roadside in Keti Bandar near Thatta, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. The floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.
Pakistani children, displaced by floods, sleep outside their makeshift tent on the roadside in Keti Bandar near Thatta

A child displaced by floods sleeps on the ground outside his makeshift tent at a roadside in Keti Bandar near Thatta, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. The floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.
A child displaced by floods sleeps on the ground outside his makeshift tent at a roadside in Keti Bandar near Thatta

Mirpurkhas...

Sindh floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.

A girl displaced by floods sits beside her mother who suffering from diarrhea at their shanty  in Mirpur Khas district, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. The floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.
A girl displaced by floods sits beside her mother who suffering from diarrhea at their shanty in Mirpur Khas district, in Pakistan's Sindh province.




Children displaced by floods eat donated food at a camp near Mirpur Khas, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011. The floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.
Children displaced by floods eat donated food at a camp near Mirpur Khas, in Pakistan's Sindh province, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011.

Badin...

The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases.

A boy, displaced by floods, is silhouetted by the water's edge after escaping to higher ground from his flooded village in the district on Badin in Pakistan's Sindh province September 17, 2011. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases.
A boy, displaced by floods, is silhouetted by the water's edge after escaping to higher ground from his flooded village in the district on Badin in Pakistan's Sindh province September 17, 2011.


A man walks on a tree trunk while wading through flood waters in his village in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 16, 2011. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases. Picture taken on September 16, 2011.
A man walks on a tree trunk while wading through flood waters in his village in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 16, 2011.


Majda, a three-year-old flood victim suffering from diarrhea,. sit with her mother while seeking treatment at a civil hospital in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 16, 2011. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres (1.8 million hectares) since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases. Picture taken on September 16, 2011.
Majda, a three-year-old flood victim suffering from diarrhea,. sit with her mother while seeking treatment at a civil hospital in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province September 16, 2011.