Army troops had reached affected areas of Karachi and interior Sindh with flood relief equipment, the military’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said.

“Army rescue teams have started dewatering operation and ration distribution in affected areas of districts Dadu, Thatta, Badin and Jamshoro,” the ISPR said.

It said reserve rescue teams were on high alert to meet any emergency in the wake of continuous rains and urban flooding in Karachi and interior Sindh.

Among other things, the ISPR had said, army troops were also providing medical care to the affected people of different cities and shifting their belongings to safer places.