DADU/ KARACHI: Tens of thousands were trapped as hundreds of villages in Sindh were cut off from rest of the province due to high level flood in Indus River.
Small towns including Khairpur Nathan Shah of Dadu district and Sehwan of Jamshoro district were submerged by floodwaters while water level in Manchar Lake continued to rise on Saturday.
An evacuation alert had also been issued for the nearby areas after the water level in Manchhar Lake rose to 122.5 feet.
The residents of the area are worried due to a sharp rise in the water level while the condition of Manchar Lake embankment has worsened.
Meanwhile, the migration of residents from the neighbouring villages of the lake continues after a crack in the embankment.
Hundreds of local residents have gathered near the embankment in a bid to protect it as hundreds of villages are feared to be flooded due to the fissure.
The flood water could also submerge the national highway including the city of Matiari district with a population of 400,000 if the embankment was breached.
Similarly, 56,000 cusecs of water entered the limits of Khairpur district.
