On Monday, the main minister of Punjab, Maryam Aurengzeb, the alarm rang as unprecedented floods in the Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi rivers threatened 11 districts, including Jhang, Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh, Okara, fine, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari and Bahawal.
At the end of tonight, the Chenab River is expected to witness its greatest historical flood of 900,000 CUSECs. In addition, the flood waters of the Ravi River are expected to merge into Chenab tonight.
Severe floods are reported in Trimmu, Balloki, Sulemanki and Ganda Singh Wala, while medium -level floods affect Khanki, Qadirabad and Shahdara.
Water levels in the Chenab River have begun to grow in the head Muhammad Wala, and the flow now exceeds 200,000 Cusecs. During the next 24 hours, an increase in the flood of 480,000 Cusecs is expected to hit Muhammad’s head. In the trimmu head, the water discharge has reached up to 550,000 CUSECs.
In Rajanpur, the protective embankment of the Samti village broke due to the increase in flooding, and water has quickly flooded villages and fish farms. The floods that come from JHANG have begun to wrap all settlements in the Jawana Bangla area of Muzaffarh. Currently, a flood flow of 400,000 CUSECs is passing between Jhang and Muzaffarh in the Chenab River.
The Sutlej river continues to havoc in Bahawalpur, with the erosion of the river’s shore intensifying. The waters of the floods have begun to wrap nearby areas, including Mari Qasim Shah, leaving residents stranded. An important flood is expected to pass through the city in the next two days.
The Department of Meteorology of Pakistan (PMD) issued a warning on Monday morning with respect to the next rain. According to PMD, “a heavy rain is expected to be very heavy, along with torrential downpours in scattered places, on the upper basins of the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab rivers, as well as in the divisions of Lahore and Gujranwala, during the 1 and 3.” September “.
PMD also warned of the exceptionally high -expected floods in the Chenab, Sutlej and Ravi rivers due to the launches of the Indian reservoirs. Urban floods are also expected in the divisions of Lahore, Gujranwala and Gujrat during the next 72 hours.
Help efforts
The rescue and relief operations of the Pakistan army are ongoing in Okara, Sahiwal, fine and other affected areas. In Sahiwal, 24 relief camps have been established in 37 villages, while the teams of the Army and Civil Administration have relocated 9,797 people and 2,191 cattle in safe places.
Medical camps have been established in Attari and Suleimanki Head, and essential supplies have been delivered, including wheat. In Okara, 487 people and 218 cattle have been transferred, and in Sahiwal, 3,162 people and 4,593 cattle have been relocated.
In fine, the flood relief camp in Basti Langial has left residents fighting extreme heat, and many report that the tents promised that days ago they have not yet been provided. The victims also claim that they were evicted by the force of their homes.
Punjab floods have charged 35 lives, affected more than 2.3 million people and impacted 2,222 villages. Until now, 857,824 people have been relocated, with 383 help camps and 375 operational medical centers.
The relocation of livestock includes 551,769 animals, backed by 329 veterinary medical facilities.
