61.   On Wednesday the court also accused the Sindh provincial authorities of contempt of court because they refused an earlier order to return him to the hospital.

62.   Provincial authorities closed down all schools for three days.

63.   Provincial authorities gave no estimates of the number of people affected by the floods.

64.   Provincial authorities issued a statewide alert after all the major rivers in the state breached their embankments amid torrential rains.

65.   Provincial authorities were planning to contact Zambia to discuss the issue, Francisco said.

66.   Provincial authorities, community leaders and traditional chiefs were warning people to leave the affected areas.

67.   Sakhalin provincial authorities said they will not rebuild the town.

68.   Provincial authorities must also ensure that adequate manpower, pumps and trucks for transporting water were available for severely hit areas, the sources said.

69.   Provincial authorities said Tuesday an inquest will be held to examine the murder of nine members of a Sikh family by the estranged husband of one of the victims.

70.   Provincial authorities warned parents to send their children to safer areas, but not many families have done so, he said.