In late June 2007, the water level ascended dangerously in Sindh and vast torrents from Balochistan flowed down into Sindh through Kambar-Shahdadkot. The entire population of the Qubo Saeed Khan area in Kambar-Shahdadkot district was affected, while breaches in flood protective bund submerged 30 villages in the district. These people took shelter along the motorway and braving the scorching sun in the open, waiting for relief. By the end of the week, 16 districts of both Sindh and Balochistan were submerged, killing almost 200 people and leaving around 600,000 people homeless.
Since IRC is present in Dadu district and it has conducted relief work in the area during the floods of 2003, it was its moral responsibility to provide relief to flood victims. Flood in Sind

RELIEF ACTIVITIES:

The primary need of families displaced by the flood was obviously for food. The livelihood of these families depend on the farmland they inhabit. Due to the severity of the flood, a vast majority of the refugees did not have the time to collect even the basic provisions to survive. IRC firstly decided to deliver food items in two packages. One contained flour (10 kg), Rice (5 kg), dals (3 Kg), cooking oil, potatoes, onions, salt, chilies, biscuits, ORS, sugar, dried milk, dettol soaps and towels, while the other contained a water cooler, a cooking pan and four plates.
IRC staff and volunteers conducted an indepth survey of the flood affected areas to identify those in dire need of supplies. Use of special forms and tokens were used to expedite this process. The funding for these activities were provided by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Karachi, an Irish relief agency called Trocaire and Jefferson Muslim Association from America and many individual as well as various philanthropists.

In July and August 2007, six food distribution camps were organized at the following locations:

The lack of clean water, uncontaminated food and proper living facilities immediately led to the outbreak of various diseases in refugee camps of flood victims. Along with food items, medical camps were an urgent necessity for the displaced communities. IRC arranged five medical camps during its food distribution activities. Dr. Nasreen Khokar, working on IRC's maternal health program in Sukkur managed a few camps with the help of Dr. Haji Khan Mangi, Dr. Rasheed Ahmed Chandio, Dr. Saeed Solangi and Dr. Fareedullah. For two medical camps, final year MBBS students Fahad Qazi and Nabeel Zafar of Agha Khan University volunteered their services. Both have experiences of working in medical camps at Khuzdar in Balochistan, Mitthi in Sindh and in Katchi Abaadis of Karachi.
Medicines for these camps were prescribed by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and 12 packages of medical goods and medicines were donated by PATTAN Development Organization.