LARKANA, July 3: Shahdadkot faced a serious flood threat on Tuesday following a breach in a drain near Bagho Pul and heavy rainfall in various parts of Sindh on Monday night.

The floodwater coming from Qubo Saeed Khan and Dost Ali was 6 to 8km away from Shahdadkot.

Sources said that 100 people were still missing. They said 150 more villages had been submerged because of an overnight surge in the water level.

However, Sindh irrigation secretary Shujaddain Junejo told Dawn that the position was ‘stable’.

Sardar Khan Chandio, nazim of Qambar taluka which also faced the flood threat, said that a cut made in a dyke at the zero point was not enough to divert water to the Hamal Lake. He said the situation was quite serious.

People who had moved out of the flood-affected areas of Shahdadkot and Qubo Saeed Khan and taken shelter along the Motorway, are braving scorching sun and waiting for relief.

Only one water tanker was seen at the place and two tractor trolleys were busy providing food and water to the marooned people. “It is not sufficient to feed hundreds of people,” they said.

The affected people have also taken shelter on the Ratodero-Qubo Saeed Khan Motorway. They are yet to receive any relief.

Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim during a visit to Qambar town asked the departments concerned to do everything possible to deal with the situation.

Talking to journalists, he said that various committees comprising officials from the Pakistan Army, police and revenue departments had been formed to provide relief to the affected people.

An emergency cell had been set up at the district nazim office, he added.

He said that food, bottled water and medicines were being provided to the marooned people by mobile health teams.

In Hyderabad, three people were killed and six others injured when lightning struck them late on Monday night.

Meanwhile, tidal waves have hit nine villages in the coastal taluka of Jati after heavy rains accompanied by strong winds continued to lash coastal areas of Thatta and Badin districts.

A woman died of gastroenteritis in Raj Shaikh Bachal village of Jati taluka, while 40 others fell ill after the outbreak of the disease.

The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum said that there was no news about the crew onboard 30 fishing vessels which were in the sea.

PPI adds: Larkana Taluka Nazim Qurban Ali Abbasi said that everyday around 15 vehicles carrying rain-affected people of Balochistan were arriving in Larkana city to seek refuge.