KARACHI – The Sindh government on Thursday announced that all educational institutions in the southeastern region will remain closed till Saturday due to the heavy rains and flood-like situation.
All government and educational institutions, under the management of the education department of the Sindh government, shall remain closed on August 26 (Friday) and August 27 (Saturday), the notification said.
Earlier, the government closed all schools and colleges on August 24 and 25, and now the closure has been extended for another two days, namely, Friday and Saturday.
https://t.co/QcazFeJJ2q pic.twitter.com/MufpuaepXx
— Minister Education & Literacy Government of Sindh (@MinisterEduGos) August 25, 2022
Heavy rains continued to batter Sindh, including the provincial capital Karachi, in the last couple of days, causing urban flooding and suspension of power.
The provincial administration also declared 23 districts of the province calamity-hit due to the devastation caused by extraordinary monsoon rains.
Several flood victims have also moved to Karachi to seek shelter and they are staying at schools and colleges. More were expected to pour in.
Balochistan closes schools as unprecedented rains kill 777 in Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan earlier closed schools in flood-hit districts, where an emergency has been declared.
