BADIN: More saline water gushing out of canals and drains inundated crops and villages and fresh breaches developed in different waterways on Tuesday.

Water flowing out of the Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) entered Pangrio town and submerged the sports ground, grid station, irrigation bungalow and other places in low-lying areas. Official in the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority said the breach in the drain would be plugged by Wednesday morning.

Meanwhile, fresh breaches in Oilpur minor and Khoski minor of Khairpur Gamboh sub-division inundated 20 more villages, including Saiful Chandio, Abdul Karim Laskani and Suleman Phul on Tuesday morning.

The entire Deh Chohbandi of taluka Tando Bago has come under water.

About five breaches developed in the main Mir western drain late on Monday night, damaging crops and houses in the Kazi Kazia union council.

According to Mohammad Ali Chandio of Misri Khan Chandio village, about 30 villages have come under water because of more than 10 breaches and the overtop flow in Mir western drain.

He said Nehro Kolhi, Ghulam Hussain Jamali, Haji Misri, Haji Dost Mohammad Chandio, Bhopo Kolhi, Kaseero Khaskheli, Ali Murad Chang and other villages had been hit by the breaches. He complained that no elected member or official had visited the area.

Secretary of the local chapter of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture Syed Muhammad Ali Shah said that because of heavy rains the entire drainage system of LBOD, Phuleli, Ghooni drain and Ghoongro drain had collapsed and more than 100 breaches in canals had caused severe hardship to people in lower Sindh. He said 90 per cent of crops in three talukas of Badin district had been damaged.

Public and private health care centres are trying to cope with the situation with their limited resources. There is a risk of viral, fungal and other diseases if preventive measures are not taken immediately.

According to reports, five-year-old Riaz died of gastroenteritis in a relief camp in Golarchi, while three-year-old Meein Wasai and a pregnant woman died in Pangrio.