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A child sits on a dry ground near by his family after fleeing from flood hit home in Shikarpur of Sindh province on August 30, 2022. — AFP Health experts have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks, The News reported. People in the flooded areas of Sindh, Balochistan, southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to get diarrhea, cholera, gastroenteritis, typhoid and vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria, the health experts warned on Tuesday. It is estimated that a disease outbreak would initially require medicines and medical supplies worth Rs1 billion, they said, and urged donors, philanthropists and common people to donate these after consulting health experts and officials of rescue and welfare organisations. “Of the 33 million people affected due to monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan, it is estimated that around five million people,

PESHAWAR: Almost 67 animals have died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in 24 hours from lumpy skin disease, a spokesperson of the Department of Livestock told BOL News. A spokesperson for the province’s Livestock Department stated, “According to the information, 631 animals have perished in KP, and the mortality rate is fast growing in the region.” The spokesperson further said that 112 animals in the Kuram agency died from the fatal lumpy skin virus, while 85 animals died in Peshawar and 80 animals perished in the Bannu division of the province. As per the details, during the 24 hours in KP, 775 animals were affected by the lumpy skin disease. The total number of affected animals by the disease has increased up to 13, 856 in KP. Furthermore, the spokesperson apprised that the southern region of the province was more affected by the Lumpy Skin dise