'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎277] (410/458)

RAIN IN SCINDE—JULY AND AUGUST, 1851. 277
5—In the neighbourhood of several Kurrahs, the water from the
hills came down so suddenly that the water got into the enclosures, and
washed some of the grain away before it could be removed to higher
gtound, and in the low lands about the JMunchar, the grain was
obliged to be put into boats and spread out on any dry piece of land
that could be found,—much loss and waste occurring in so doing.
—The total loss in the Khurrahs is estimated at 1,017 khurwars by
the Kardars, being about khurwars 339 of Government property, and
khurwars 678 of the cultivators’.
7. —The Kardar of Boobuk reports 26 khurwars, and the Kardar of
Samtannee 60 khurwars of grain to have been destroyed in their
respective granaries. This can only be ascertained when the granaries
are finally cleared, but I cannot anticipate that much of the grain in
store will be found in a damaged condition.
8 . —The injury done to the standing crops will probably be more
than compensated by the good supply of water to the higher grounds,
and though the cultivators would lose their seed and labor, many of
them would be able to raise another Khurreef crop on the high lands
where laborers were scarce.
9 . — The district bungalow at Amree is the only public building that
appears to have suffered much from the rain. The Sehwan bungalow is
of burnt brick, and will not require more than the usual annual repairs,
10 . —I have no return of the amount of loss of private houses, but
from the reports received, and judging from the effects of the rain
on similarly constructed houses at Kotree, I believe the pecuniary
loss has been very trifling, though the discomfort and inconvenience to
which the residents were put during the rain must have been very
great.
11 . —Whole villages were obliged to be deserted, but this happens
during very high inundation, and is not looked upon as any great
hardship by the Mussulmen population, whose mat-huts are easily carried
away and erected on other spots.
12. —During the rain twoywomen were killed by the falling of their
house in Sehwan ; one man in Boobuk, and one woman in Samtannee
were killed by the falling of walls near which they were at work. Two
men were struck by lightning in Samtannee, one of whom died. Thiee
men were suddenly overtaken by the water in the bed of a hill-stream
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