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More Than 2M People In Pakistani Province Of Sindh Affected By Flooding From Monsoon Rains
"Pakistan's southern province of Sindh is facing disaster once more with heavy rains over the past five days, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)," with at least 85 people reported dead and more than two million people affected, IRIN reports (9/5). Sharjeel Memon, Sindh's information minister, said mobile health teams carrying malaria vaccinations and food aid have been sent to the affected districts, according to Bloomberg. "Pakistan suffered its deadliest floods last year, in which 1,800 people were killed and an area the size of Italy was devastated," the news agency notes (Anis, 9/5).
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