MULTAN: A worsening flood crisis has gripped several regions across Punjab as India continued Water Terrorism and released additional water into the Sutlej River while Chenab River is also experiencing high flood level.
The situation has led to widespread displacement, crop damage, and infrastructure strain in multiple districts.
In Jalalpur Pirwala, floodwaters breached embankments due to the fast-flowing Chenab River, submerging dozens of villages. Residents climbed onto rooftops to escape rising waters. Emergency has been declared in Jalalpur Pirwala and Shujabad, with evacuation orders issued for affected towns.
It may be recalled India released more water into the Sutlej River on Sunday and informed the government of Pakistan diplomatically. The government issued flood alerts after severe water flow was recorded downstream of Harike and Ferozepur on the Sutlej. At Head Panjnad, the inflow and outflow reached over 609,669 cusecs, while at Head Trimmu, the Chenab’s flow was recorded at 543,000 cusecs.
In Multan’s Jalalpur Pirwala, embankments at Shah Rasool and Beat Wahi villages collapsed, allowing water to enter homes in Bahadurpur and nearby areas. Authorities are attempting to protect the city embankment as Chenab waters threaten to break through. Additional rescue assets, including 50 boats and 5 drones, have been deployed.
Rescue 1122 confirmed that operations continued overnight, rescuing 143 people in a midnight operation from Karam Wali and Darabpur, while 2,343 individuals were rescued across Multan in the past 24 hours.
Cumulatively, over 10,810 people have been evacuated in the Multan district alone.
In Jhang, a second major flood wave in the Chenab inundated over 300 villages, damaging crops on 281,000 acres. In Muzaffargarh’s Azmatpur area, a breached embankment forced over 7,000 residents to flee.
Severe flooding has reached Bahawalpur’s Northern Bypass area, while in Chiniot, medium-level flooding submerged over 100 villages, cutting off road access to several areas.
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