DADU: Human bodies have started surfacing in Khairpur Nathan Shah as floodwaters, that had attained a height of up to 11 feet in some low-lying areas, receded in parts of the town and exposed some dry patches.

Police found the body of a man lying in a house in Shahbaz Colony on Sunday. It was floating in three-foot deep water, they said. He was identified as Dholan Chandio, a known businessman of the town. He was buried in a dried up portion of a bus stop surrounded by knee-deep floodwaters. It seemed that the man had died four-days ago, the police said.

KN Shah SHO Akbar Channa said that six bodies had so far surfaced within the jurisdiction of his police station over the last three days.

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2022