Flood Survivor Gives Birth To Newborn, Names 'Sailab Khan'.

The rains that began in June have unleashed powerful floods across the country that have washed away swathes of vital crops and

damaged or destroyed more than a million homes.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people are in urgent need of shelter, food and clean water, with the threat of more flooding hitting parts of country in coming days, especially Sindh.

Sindh is badly affected by the catastrophic floods as over 400 have died in the province since June this year. Deluges from swollen rivers are heading for lower-lying areas, threatening more misery for millions in Pakistan's second largest province.

Among the displaced families, a woman, a resident of district Larkana, has given birth to a newborn in a flood relief camp.

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