The flood situation in southern Sindh continues to deteriorate; large-scale population movements have been reported following the breach of an embankment in Thatta district on 26 August. An additional coordination hub is planned in Hyderabad to support scaled up response in southern Sindh. Though the Pakistan Initial Floods Emergency Response Plan (PIFERP) is now 64% funded, coverage has been uneven; WASH and health clusters, both key priorities at this point, are just 28% and 43% covered respectively. Situation Overview The Government continues to report 17.2 million people as having been affected by the floods. The death toll has now reached 1,600, with 2,366 people confirmed as injured.

Over 1.2 million houses have either been damaged or destroyed (all figures from provincial and national disaster management authorities). The flooding situation in southern Sindh continues to deteriorate, in particular in Thatta district, where the River Indus enters the Arabian Sea. Pressure on embankments south of Kotri has grown in recent days and a major breach occurred near the town of Sarjani on 26 August. A number of villages in the area were inundated and district authorities ordered evacuation of Sujawal, Mirpur Bathoro, Shah Bundar and Jatitalukas (tehsils) along the eastern side of the Indus. Daro town on the western side of the river was also inundated. Late last night the District Coordinator ordered the evacuation of Thatta city itself. Media reports indicate that 70% of the residents of these areas may have left their homes, moving towards Thatta, Hyderabad, Badin to the north, or Karachi to the west.