People flee flooded areas in Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh province, Pakistan, 18 September 2011. The number of people affected in recent floods in Pakistan rose above seven million, as authorities scrambled to provide relief goods and evacuate marooned people, the government said on Saturday. The floods, brought by heavy monsoon downpours which started at the end of August, have inundated vast areas of the southern province of Sindh. EPA / REHAN KHAN

Islamabad, Sept 18 (ANI) — Around 300 people have lost their lives and another six million affected by devastating rains and floods in Pakistan’s Sindh province, a new report has said. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), all 23 districts of Sindh have been affected by this year’s floods, the Dawn reports. The first spell of rain, which started on August 11, mainly affected seven districts of the Sindh province, while an ongoing second spell hit the entire province, including Karachi. The floods have fully damaged 5,39,899 houses, and another 8,48,412 houses have suffered partial damage. More than 80,000 livestock have been washed away by floodwaters in Sindh, while crops like cotton, banana, dates, chilli and sugarcane on 2,800,000 acres have been destroyed or affected. About 31,960 villages have been badly affected by the floods. The United Nations-led humanitarian community in Pakistan is seeking 337 million dollars from donor countries for an emergency response plan to support the government in addressing the needs of flood-affected families in Sindh. The United States is sending food aid for nearly 350,000 and medical assistance for about 500,000 people. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formally called on the international community to help Pakistan respond to the humanitarian needs of flood victims.

Nearly 300 people killed in Sindh floods