SUKKUR: The dykes of a saline water drain in Sultanpur village near Panu Aqil town, the Left Bank Outfall Drain near Degan Bhurgari village and Mirpur Minor in Mirpurkhas district inundated several villages and hundreds of acres farmland and forced evacuation of a large population to safe places.

The dyke of the saline water drain developed about 300-foot wide breach in Sultanpur village inundated over a dozen villages and destroyed crops standing on several hundred acres.

The drain had developed less than 50-foot breach late last night, which widened to over 300-foot during the course of the night, said villagers.

The marooned villagers appealed to chief minister to immediately send teams to the village to plug the breach.

In another incident, the LBOD drain developed 50-foot wide breach near Degan Bhurgari village near Mirpurkhas, inundating several villages and stranding about 20,000 population.

Affected villagers demanded higher authorities rescue the stranded families and provide them food, water, tents etc.

Another breach occurred in Mirpur Minor which submerged several villages, forcing people to move to safe places.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2022