The water level has started receding in Indus River at Kotri Barrage. The river still has been in high flood at Kotri Barrage, while the water level in upstream at Sukkur and Guddu barrages dropped to normal. The water inflow in the river at Kotri Barrage has dropped to 5,75,435 cusecs from above six lac cusecs and outflow in the downstream has been 5,55,185 cusecs. As the water level drop in the river, the water level in submerged areas will also goes down as it would start to drain out to the river, experts said. The water of flash floods in Sindh’s districts on the western bank of the river, still standing as a mammoth lake due to absence of drainage. The water still standing at Kotri, Manjhand, Lakki and Sann towns of the Jamshoro district. Thousands of people have evacuated from katcha area in Thatta district as the flood stream from Kotri moving towards Indus delta to enter in the Arabian Sea.

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