Gushing waters continue breaching Sindh canals.

The occurrence of breaches in Sindh canals continues as the torrents of gushing waters showed no signs of abating on Sunday while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued instructions to the authorities concerned to take measures to save the 500 KV grid station in Dadu.

As per the official sources, a 50-foot wide breach has occurred in Pir Shakh Canal in Dadu which poses a flooding threat to the city.

It is learnt that even after organising breaches in Manchhar Lake, the water pressure has not yet receded in the Sindh canals. A torrent of floodwater has entered Bhan Saeed Abad, and there is water everywhere in Sehwan too.

Meanwhile, diseases are spreading due to floods, and on the other hand, the staff including doctors of the Health Department are off duty.

The district health officer has sent a report to the Hyderabad director general health for an action against the absent doctors and other staff of various hospitals of the district.

According to the DHO's report, as many as 60 employees including doctors and lower staff are absent from duty. He said in his report that despite the emergency situation in the district, the medical staff was found absent from duty.

The prime minister has directed the higher civil and military officials to utilize all resources in order to save Dadu grid statin. On the directions of PM Shehbaz, three excavators have been dispatched from Moro city.

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