ISLAMABAD, July 13 (Xinhua) -- At least 280 people were killed in the flood in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan and 186 people are still missing, said a Pakistani official Friday.

    Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority Lt. Gen (R) Farooq Ahmed Khan told a news conference here that 160 deaths in the southwestern province of Balochistan and 120 in the southern province of Sindh had been confirmed.

    Besides, he said, 5,000 villages in Balochistan and 1,400 in Sindh have been affected by flood whereas 2 million people in Balochistan and 200,000 in Sindh have been affected.

    He said 73 relief camps have been established in Shahdadkot, the most affected district of Sindh, 44 relief camps have been setup in Balochistan, and those homeless have been lodged there.

    Farooq said that various countries have so far announced an aid of 6.2 million U.S. dollars for relief operation.

    He said that it had been decided to build three dams in areas like Shahdadkot so that these areas might be saved from any flood in the future.