The Punjab government has launched “boats clinics” to provide medical care in areas affected by floods, because large southern punjab stretches remain flooded after serious floods in the Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers.
According to the provincial health service, 968 mobile clinics and medical rescue camps were created. The chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, told the authorities to ensure the best possible treatment for affected families, emphasizing women and children.
Free medical camps, vaccination training for newborns, nutritional screening for malnutrition children and ambulance services for pregnant women have been introduced into rescue camps.
Water levels continue to increase through the main rivers. At the head Muhammad Wala in Multan, more than 500,000 brackets are passing, losing pressure on the flooding of Akbar.
The army, the district administration and the rescue services remain on alert, while traffic on the roads of Muhammad Wala and Shershah has been suspended.
In Muzaffargarh, more than 300 villages have been overwhelmed while flood water swept Rangpur, Jowana Bangla, Muradabad and the surrounding colonies.
Residents were forced to move to emergency camps. A similar devastation was reported in Vehari, Uch Sharif, Bahawalpur and Ali Pure, where the embankments broke under a heavy water flow.
The authorities also issued a high alert to the Sidhnai head on the Ravi, where the entries reached 141,790 Cuses, flooding 25 villages.
At the head of Islam and Ganda Singh Wala on the Sutlej, the water discharge has increased sharply, overwhelming dozens of colonies.
Sindh precautionary measures
The Pakistani army and law enforcement organizations have intensified precautionary measures in the middle of the threat of imminent floods in the Sindh, triggered by heavy rain and India water inputs.
Army troops have been deployed in vulnerable areas with necessary equipment, while the Rangers of Pakistan Sindh ensure safety on the teams of the irrigation department working on backfill repairs.
Patrols and control posts along the protective embankments were intensified. The Rangers, in collaboration with the civil administration, also created a free medical camp for residents. Assistance is provided to families evacuating katcha areas.
NDMA flood warning
On Wednesday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a high warning warning for the Chenab river, citing strong precipitation in the upper watersheds and additional discharges.
According to the National Operation Center (NEOC) of the NDMA, the water flow at Marala Headworks was recorded at 548,237 cuses, with projections going to 550,000 CUSCS.
The flood wave should reach Qadirabad around 3:00 am, Trimmu Headworks on September 8 with 330,000 CUSECs, Panjnad on September 11 with 264,000 CUSCES and GUDDU DABLERCE on September 13 with 217,000 CUSCES.
The NDMA has ordered district administrations to implement immediate security and evacuation measures. Residents near Khanki, Qadirabad, Trimmu
