On Monday, the main minister of Punjab, Maryam Aurangzeb, sounded the alarm while unprecedented floods in the Rivers Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi threatened 11 districts, including Jhang, Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh, Okara, Multan, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari and Bahawalpur.
At the end of this evening, the Chenab river is expected to attend its largest historic flood of 900,000 brackets. In addition, the Ravi river flood waters are expected to merge in the Chenab this evening.
Serious floods are reported in Trimmu, Balloki, Sulemanki and Ganda Singh Wala, while middle level floods affect Khanki, Qadirabad and Shahdara.
The water levels in the Chenab river began to go up to the Muhammad Wala head, the flow now exceeding 200,000 brackets. Over the next 24 hours, a flood wave of 480,000 brackets should hit Muhammad head. At the head of the head, the water flow has reached up to 550,000 brackets.
In Rajanpur, the protective embankment of the village of Samti broke due to the overvoltage of the floods, and the water quickly flooded the villages and the farms of the neighboring swimming pools. The flood waters from Jhang began to engulf all the colonies in the Jawana Bangla region in Muzaffargarh. Currently, a flood rate of 400,000 brackets passes between Jhang and Muzaffargarh in the Chenab river.
The Sutlej river continues to wreak havoc in Bahawalpur, with the erosion of the river intensifying. Crue waters have started to swallow up neighboring areas, including Mari Qasim Shah, leaving the residents blocked. A major flood should cross the city in the next two days.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning Monday morning concerning future precipitation. According to PMD, “heavy to very heavy precipitation, as well as torrential showers in scattered places, are expected on the upper watersheds of Rivers Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab, as well as in the divisions of Lahore and Gujranwala, in September 1 and 3.
PMD also warned of exceptionally high floods expected in the Chenab rivers, Sutlej and delighted due to outings of Indian tanks. Urban floods are also expected in the divisions of Lahore, Gujranwala and Gujrat over the next 72 hours.
Rescue efforts
Rescue and rescue operations of the Pakistani army are underway in Okara, Sahiwal, Multan and other affected areas. In Sahiwal, 24 rescue camps were created in 37 villages, while the army and civil administration teams moved 9,797 people and 2,191 cattle in safe places.
Medical camps have been installed in Attari and Sulemanki Head, and the essential supplies, including wheat, were delivered. In Okara, 487 people and 218 cattle were moved, and in Sahiwal, 3,162 people and 4,593 cattle were moved.
In Multan, the Basti Langrial flood relief camp has left residents struggling with extreme heat, many reports that the promised tents have not yet been provided. The victims also claim that they have been forcibly expelled from their home.
Punjab floods claimed the lives of 35 people, affected more than 2.3 million people and had an impact on 2,222 villages. So far, 857,824 people have been moved, with 383 rescue camps and 375 operational medical centers.
The relocation of cattle includes 551,769 animals, supported by 329 veterinary medical installations.
