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Thousands of IDPs flee to Thatta from surrounding villages

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Tens of thousands of people flee surrounding districts and villages after canal breaks to Thatta, which has already been evacuated. Families are camped outside and in public buildings, no official camps. Sadiq Memon from the provincial assembly says: “Our strategy is to establish camps as soon as possible away from here. We want to clear people from here, it is under threat.” Reporter describes chaos, IDPs looking for tents.
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