DADU: A five-member delegation from the United States led by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visited flood-hit areas of Sindh on Sunday.
During its visit to the Dadu district, the delegation received a briefing on the rescue operations in the area and losses from the floods. General Officer Commanding Hyderabad Major General Dilawar Khan, Brigadier Hasnat Ahmed, and Deputy Commissioner Dadu Syed Murtaza Ali Shah were present on occasion.
Earlier in the day, members of the US Congress, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Tom Suozzi arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit.
Before departing for Pakistan, Jackson said that the delegation would visit disaster-struck zones and will take “all possible steps” to help flood victims.
Flash floods caused by unprecedented torrential monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across the country. But Sindh and Balochistan have been affected the most.
According to Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon, more than 1.3 million houses have been damaged, and around 100,000 animals have also died in various areas of the province.
He said overall 234 Tehsils and nine hundred eighty-nine Dehs have been affected by rains.
