Hundreds of thousands of acres of standing crops were devastated across Sindh. Regarding the breakdown of the damages, the meeting was told that 1,752 dehs, 1,499,411 acres of standing crops and 1,292,643 houses were damaged. Moreover, they were apprised, at least 2,297,108 people and 291,981 houses were affected by the storms and subsequent flooding. It was reiterated that 149 people and 19,858 animals were killed and 103 people were injured due to the rain as well. The CM estimated losses amounting to Rs8 billion and said that compensation would be given to allow for the rehabilitation of those affected by the calamity.

Source: The Express Tribune November 10, 2020 03:33 UTC