Pakistan flood-borne diseases kill 9 people

Invasion of water borne diseases in flood prone areas.
The death toll from such cases has reached 318.
The death toll from the devastating floods has risen to 1,559.

Karachi: At least nine people died on Monday. Infectious and waterborne diseases That has struck tens of thousands of people in flood-hit Pakistan, with official figures showing that the death toll from such causes has risen to 318.

The death toll from the floods has reached 1559, including 551 children and 318 women. Death of diseaseThe country’s disaster management agency said.

As floodwaters begin to recede, officials say it could take two to six months in different areas. Flood prone areas Diseases including malaria, dengue fever, diarrhea and skin problems have struck, especially in the southern province of Sindh.

The provincial government said in a report released on Tuesday that nine people died of gastroenteritis, severe diarrhea and suspected malaria on Monday. It has reported a total of 318 deaths from the diseases since July 1.

More than 72,000 patients were treated in temporary or mobile hospitals set up in flood-hit areas on Monday, the report said.

More than 2.7 million people have been treated in these facilities since July 1, the report said.

Record monsoon rains and snowmelt in northern Pakistan triggered floods that affected about 33 million people in the South Asian country of 220 million, damaging homes, crops, bridges, roads and livestock. Estimated at $30 billion..

Millions of displaced people are living in the open, exposing them to stagnant water-borne diseases. Officials have said they are in desperate need of food, shelter, clean drinking water, toilets and medicine.

UNICEF described the situation of the families as “darkest”.

It says an estimated 16 million children are affected, and at least 3.4 million girls and boys need immediate, life-saving assistance.

The country received 391 mm (15.4 in) of rain, or some 190% more than the 30-year average, during July and August, a monsoon spell that started early and ran ahead of the normal timeline. In the southern province of Sindh, rainfall reached 466 percent of the average.