LAHORE:
The floods continued to hit the country’s heart on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 884 and causing urgent warnings of ravages in Punjab and Sindh.
The authorities said that to prevent fine, they are considering violating the edge of the Chenab River. That will allow the water to be released on the outskirts of the city so that the river levels can lower.
The heavy rains in the Himalayas continued to open Pakistan on Thursday with floods of houses and roads that worsened as the main rivers overflowed.
The MET office has noticed that the rain is expected to continue until September 9.
A fierce season of Monzón has brought immense destruction in the region this year, killing 880 in Pakistan during the season. The torrential rain has swollen many rivers, stimulating the authorities in India to release water from the dams and more flood areas on both sides of the border.
Countries share rivers, which flow from India to Pakistan. Nueva Delhi has issued seven warnings to Islamabad about the opening of Dam Gates, three in the last 24 hours, officials said in Pakistan.
Irfan Ali Kathia, general director of the Punjab Disaster Management Authority, told Reuters on Thursday that three rivers in Pakistan have been affected by the release of more water from the Indian dams.
India opened the landfills in the Baglihar and Salal dams in Chenab, citing heavy rains in upstream basins.
Through the diplomatic channels, New Delhi also warned Islamabad of launches of the Harike and Ferozepur heads in Sutlej. The Ministry of Water Resources of Pakistan issued an flood alert in response.
The Provincial Authority for Disaster Management (PDMA) in Punjab has published details about water levels in Indian dams. He has warned that water levels in these deposits are in a continuous ascent.
According to the general director of PDMA, the situation is being monitored 24 hours.
In Pong Dam in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the water level in the Beas River has reached 1,394.51 feet. The entrance to the dam is recorded at 132,595 CUSECS, while the exit is at 100,000 CUSECs.
In the Bhakra dam built on the Sutlej River also in Himachal Pradesh, the water level has increased to 1,679 feet, approaching maximum capacity. The entrance is 95,400 CUSECS, while the exit is 73,459 CUSECs.
In Harike Headworks, at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers, the registration has reached 347,500 Cusecs, with departure recorded at 330,677 Cusecs. The PDMA declared that both the input and the output flow are constantly increasing.
In Punjab, 1.8 million people have been evacuated in recent weeks after the waters of floods submerged almost 3,900 villages.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in its last bulletin that a fatality was reported on Swabi, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while four people were injured in Lahore and Sheikhupura in the last 24 hours.
Since June 26, Punjab has registered 223 deaths and 653 injuries, while Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa remains the worst province with 489 deaths and 359 injuries. Sindh has reported 58 deaths, Gilgit-Baltistan 41, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 38, Baluchistan 26 and Islamabad Nine.
Floods have damaged more than 9,200 houses throughout the country, including 4,700 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and more than 2,100 in Kashmir Azad. Almost 6,200 cattle have been lost. At least 239 bridges and 671 kilometers of roads have also been dragged or severely damaged.
In the last 24 hours alone, 31 more houses were damaged in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.
Rescue operations are still intensive. In the last 24 hours, 989 operations only in Punjab rescued almost one million people, while 61 operations in Sindh evacuated 28,940. Nationally, more than 2.1 million people have been rescued since flooding began.
Relief supplies, including tents, ration packages, mattresses, mosquito networks, canvases and life vests, are being distributed by federal and provincial agencies with the support of humanitarian partners.
Punjab Rivers violation of embankments
In Ganda Singh Wala in Kasur, a wave of floods of more than 319,000 CUSECs submerged more than 100 villages and almost 18,000 acres of farmland. In Lodhran and Vehari, violations in protective embankments left entire agreements under water.
Ravi and Chenab also wreaked havoc. The floods entered houses in Kabirwala after the improvised dikes collapsed, while in fine the Ravi arrived at the railway bridge. In Shujaabad, dozens of villages were submerged, and rapes in the channels near Sidhnai and rank left thousands displaced.
The city of Gujrat also suffered a separate disaster after 577 millimeters of rain in 24 hours triggered severe urban floods, submerging streets, government offices and stores under up to four feet of water. Mosques transmit repeated ads that urge residents to move to a safer land.
Help Commissioner Nabeel Javed said that more than 3.8 million people have been affected in Punjab, with 1.8 million already evacuated. At least 46 deaths in Punjab have been related to floods.
The Provincial Authority for Disaster Management (PDMA) said that around 4,000 villages are submerged, 1.5 million resident residents and more than one million cattle moved.
Agriculture has been devastated. More than 1.3 million crops are destroyed, with Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Gujrat Division Hardest hit. The authorities warned that the damage could have lasting consequences for the agricultural economy of Punjab.
The officials of the flood prognosis division confirmed extremely high water levels in Ganda Singh Wala in the Sutlej, Khanewal and Qadirabad in the Chenab, and Sidhnai in the Ravi. The general director of the PDMA, Irfan Ali Kathia, said that the next 24 hours are critical for fine, where the convergence of Ravi and Chenab threatens the nearby districts.
