Heavy rain, winds and thundershowers badly heavy rains played havoc in the province and affected 20 districts in Sindh province. damaging public and private property. Government of Sindh declared 20 Districts as Calamity affected areas. In pernent to this, the Sindh government issued noficaon for, fresh data shows that major damage has been “Sindh government has declared 20 districts of caused by heavy rains and the precauonary Sindh to be calamity affected under the Sindh steps have been taken by the relevant Calamies Act of 1958. departments to migate further destrucon in these areas. Thousands of people are in urgent need of assistance due to lack of food and safe drinking Torrenal monsoon rains have pounded water, as well as the loss of livelihoods and southern Pakistan, triggering serious flooding homes. and heavy rain affecng many people of Sindh. The many people displaced, destroyed or Sindh is by far the worst affected province, with damaged large number of their houses and torrenal rains in the hardest hit areas having flooded million acres of culvated land. led to rainfall exceeding, in a few days, what on average accumulates in an enre monsoon Sindh government has declared Karachi, season. The Government reports 20 districts of Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazir Sindh are affected. Abad as calamity-hit areas aer five spells of TRDP is working in Dadu, Jamshoro, Tando In the evening of Friday August 7, 2020, the most Allahyar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar. of area of Taluka Johi was submerged due to Dadu district faces mul-hazard disasters like rainwater flooding and breaches in the Nai Gaj flash/riverine floods on the one hand and severe river. The flooding water level risen to 28 feet prolonged droughts on the other. Such mul- and crossed the danger limit of the river at dimensional challenges weaken the coping different places. capacity of the communies and exacerbate vulnerability due to the following specific The Nai Gaaj, Nai Nali and Nai Soori water problems. The current spell of monsoon down courses were flowing at least 25 feet high. The pouring in Khirthar mountainous range has widespread downpour flooded towards the deluged the flood protecve dyke (FP Bund) of Manchhar Lake, the end point of the river. Nai Gaj Dam at seven places that caused massive Thousands of people including women and flooding in the Kachho region of Taluka Johi children were stranded in the gushing flood district Dadu. The huge flooding in the region water. The triggered flood has badly affected the has swept away around villages and hill torrents several hundred cale heads, household items, have cut the enre civic system including washed away muddy and thatched houses, communicaon, road network and electricity destroyed the fish forms and swept away around system. many acres of agricultural land. The exisng crops have also been vanished amid high flow of feared that, the losses are on a great scale in this water. There is Khirthar mountain range in the area as standing crops on thousands of acres are west and Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain and also affected. In Johi, Kachho, Diplo, Kaloi, Mithi, Indus River in the east of the target area. The Kunri, Samaro, Pithoro and other towns of the heavy downpour on mountains and overflow in prices of various commodies are high with less MNV drain, results floods in the target area. availability. Required items like flour, vegetables and medicines is affected as well. Monsoon rains have created disaster in district Tharparkar, Umerkot, Dadu, Jamshoro, During the heavy rain also badly affected on Mirpurkhas and Tando Allahyar especially in rood network, transport, electricity and mobile Taluka Diplo, Kaloi and Mithi and Taluka networks and private and Government Umerkot, Kunri, Samaro, Pithoro in Umerkot infrastructure is also severely affected. district. The rain was started from 23 August Hundreds of homeless people are looking for 2020 and has been remained connue ll today help and rescue and relief support and the 30 August 2020. Deputy Commissioner Office of situaon is likely to be deteriorated as the declared emergency in risky areas. DC directed rainfall wave is sll not stopping. to Educaon department to remain open schools building and make necessary arrangements to recuse rain affected peoples and provide them residency in school premises. District authority along with NGOs made conngency plans to meet the emergency situaon. Heavy torrenal rains and flood opposed to breaches in the River Indus, has le thousands homeless and hundreds of men, women and Children marooned in various villages of TRDPs operaonal area of Umerkot, Tharparkar, Dadu, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas and Tando Allahyar. It has Current Rain Monsoon Emergency in Sindh-A including Karachi divisions all 6 districts, Situaon Report Updates August 31, 2020, Hyderabad division 9 districts (Hyderabad, Ÿ August 29, CM Sindh says 80 persons have Badin, Thaa, Sajawal, Jamshoro, Dadu, died due to current monsoon rains in Sindh Tando Allayar, Tando Mohammad Khan and (Daly Kawish) Mityari), Mirpurkhas Division 3 districts Ÿ August 29, 10 dead bodies have been (Mirpurkhas, Umerkot and Tharpark) and recovered from rain water in Karachi (Daily Shaheed Benizeerabad 2 districts (SBA and Kawish) Sanghar) (BBC Report) Ÿ August 29, breached LBOD drains at different Ÿ August 30, Sindh Government ordered to all locaons of Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, and Badin Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of these 20 districts have damaged more of houses and disastrous districts to esmate all damages crops in areas (Daily Kawish) due to heavy rains and submit detailed Ÿ August 29, 7 persons have died of Kacho Area report. (BBC Report) of Dadu District due to rain water of Gaaj Ÿ August 30, all developed/constructed drain (Daily Kawish) structures/buildings will be demolished in Ÿ August 30, Sindh Government has declared rain water routs decided by Sindh Calamity Affected Areas of 20 Districts Government (BBC Report) U As per notaon of DC, as of August 31 2020, rain fall status of taluka Mithi 558mm, Islamkot, 334mm, Diplo 560mm, Kaloi 295mm, Chachro 379mm, Dahli 348mm, Nagarparkar 402mm. U As of August 31,2020, rain fall status of Umerkot 392mm, Kunri 362 mm, Samaro191 mm, and Pithoro 206 mm, U As of August 25,2020 rain fall status of district Dadu 38mm, Johi 12mm, Mehar 30mm and KN shah 30mm recorded. Tharparkar: TRDP collected rapid data The heavy rain started once again at Umerkot form rain affected area around 7,110 HHs out of from 28th August, 2020 in evening with 27,409 directly affected 12 UC of Kaloi and Diplo periodically, aer that rain again started heavy Taluka are affected. The rain on 29th August, 2020 on 5:00 PM, it approximaon/firsthand assessment suggests remained connue with wind and storm ll 31th thousands of acres of crop filed were eroded, August, 2020. Local sources told that due to this crops are under water and livestock head recent monsoon spell migraon has increased, morbidity from Taluka Samaro, Umerkot, Kunri and Pithoro, peoples are being migrate to elevated Umerkot: Around 39,042 HHs are affected, places, Banks of Sim Nalas, Roads and deserts (9,761 HHs fully affected and 29,277 parally areas of Taluka Umerkot. Agriculture has been affected) from 24 UCs with 131 revenue villages destroyed in irrigated zone. District Govt has of Umerkot, Kunri, Samaro and Pithoro Talukas established relief camps in Collages, High are affected. The approximaon/firsthand Schools and tent cies at different locaons in assessment suggests thousands of acres of crop district Umerkot. TRDP teams are supporng to filed were eroded, around 90% Coon and Chili affected peoples in idenficaon of safe places crops are under water and 20,773 livestock and establishment the huts/coage of wood. directly affected, some 62 livestock died due to And distributed clothes among affected peoples heavy rain, in different locaons of district Umerkot. Dadu: The current spell of monsoon down pouring in Khirthar mountainous range has deluged the flood protecve dyke (FP Bund) of Nai Gaj Dam at seven places that caused massive flooding in the Kachho region of Taluka Johi district Dadu. The huge flooding in the region has swept away around villages and hill torrents have cut the enre civic system including communicaon, road network and electricity system. In the evening of Friday August 7, 2020, the most 16,130 livestock are affected. of area of Taluka Johi was submerged due to rainwater flooding and breaches in the Nai Gaj p As agriculture is the main source of River. The flooding water level risen to 28 feet livelihood for 70% of people in the area. and crossed the danger limit of the river at This put the communies at high risk to different places. losing their main income source due to the The Nai Gaaj, Nai Nali and Nai Soori water calamity which in the past have caused courses were flowing at least 25 feet high. The significant damage/destrucon to crops widespread downpour flooded towards the and livestock. Vast numbers of livestock Manchhar Lake, the end point of the river. were washed away in exisng disasters as Thousands of people including women and people had not idenfied a safe place for children were stranded in the gushing flood them in advance so had to leave them when water. The triggered flood has badly affected the floods struck. several hundred cale heads, household items, washed away muddy and thatched houses, p Due to limited financial resources, destroyed the fish forms and swept away around communies are not able to construct their many acres of agricultural land. The exisng houses strong enough to protect from crops have also been vanished amid high flow of different hazards. Most of the houses do water.