Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south

By MUNIR AHMED
Associated Press

Pakistani officials say weeks of floodwaters are now receding in the worst-hit southern Sindh province after a deadly summer in which monsoons left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Friday’s development is a potentially bright sign in the ongoing crisis. Irrigation officials say the water levels in the previous 48 hours receded as much as 3 feet in some areas, including the towns of Khairpur and Johi. However, authorities have said the complete draining of water in Sindh will take at least three months. The floods have killed 1,545 people across Pakistan, left half a million homeless and sparked a race against the spread of waterborne and other infectious diseases.