Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan, more than 90,000 people treated in a day in Sindh

Pakistan is currently in the grip of heavy rains and severe floods. Due to the severe floods in Pakistan, now epidemics have started spreading. According to a report by Sindh's health department, more than 90,000 people have been treated for water-borne diseases in a single day in Pakistan. 

Thousands of displaced civilians in Sindh were treated for infectious and water-borne diseases as a result of Friday's devastating floods in Pakistan.

In a report released on Friday, the Sindh Directorate General of Health Services said 92,797 citizens were treated on September 15 (Thursday), Dawn reported.

Along with 28 cases of dengue, 17,977 cases of diarrhea and 20,064 cases of skin disease were reported on Thursday, the report said. Since July 1, a total of 23 lakh patients have been treated in the field and mobile hospitals set up in the flood zone. 

In addition, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that 22 flood-related deaths have been reported in 24 hours. Since June 14, 1,508 people have died.

The NDMA, in its daily status report, also said that nine people were injured in flood-related incidents in 24 hours, taking a total of 12,758 injuries, Dawn reported. 

The devastating floods in Pakistan have caused an estimated US$30 billion in damage to homes, vehicles, crops and livestock. 

The government and the United Nations have blamed climate change for rising waters in the wake of record-breaking summer temperatures. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said that the problem Pakistan is facing due to climate change, any other country can also face it.

According to Bhutto, the big countries that have become rich should take responsibility for climate change. According to Bilawal Bhutto, heavy rains in Pakistan have created a 100 km wide lake in Sindh, affecting populated areas.