Flood survivors sit under a shelter in a relief camp. — Photo by AFP

KARACHI: Eight people including two children have died due to epidemic diseases and flood related accidents in the past 24 hours in Badin, DawnNews reported on Sunday.

Badin is the worst affected district in the recent wave of torrential rains and floods in the Sindh province.

Four people including three children died in a relief camp in Tando Bagho, while another person was killed due to a snake bite in Golarchi. A three-year-old child died due to gastroenteritis and a seven-year-old girl drowned in water.

The areas of Malkani Shareef, Khoski and Panjrio are still inundated in three to five feet of water while over a million people are currently suffering from malnutrition in Badin.

According to an estimation, at least 290 people have died in Badin due to water borne diseases and other ailments.

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