Jan (AP) Pakistan – Emergency Workers D used in Punjab, Pakistan More than 700,000 people have been evacuated to find people stuck on rooftops in massive floods as the government expands what they call the biggest rescue operation, he said Monday.
Pakistan’s Weather Service has warned of heavy rain in flooded areas in Punjab and other areas in the country. There, more than a few weeks of rain had been poured into the lowlands as the river was released over the course of a large amount of water from an Indian dam last week.
In Multan and Jean districts, residents on Monday were passing through the floods and carrying their belongings to roadsides and highlands. They said they were waiting for rescuers before crossing nearly five feet (1/2 meters) deep water to reach safety, but many others were stuck.
Irfan Ali Kasia, director of Punjab Disaster Management Bureau, said last week that rescuers supported by military and emergency services evacuated more than 700,000 people. He said animals from more than 500,000 farms have also moved safely.
“We are handling unprecedented circumstances and responding to the largest floods in the country by using the latest technology and all available resources to save lives,” Kathia told The Associated Press. The Punjab government said the drones were deployed this week Multan, Jean Other districts.
“Our priority is to save lives and ensure that we have a steady supply of essential items to our survivors,” Cassia said. The deluge overwhelms the Narowar, Sialkot and Kasour districts, with the entire village submerged in Jean and Multan.
“It’s all gone.”
On a dusty roadside levee, the evacuated family members complained that they had been abandoned.
“We were destroyed. Everything was flooded,” said Harrima Bibi, 54. They are now evacuated under an open sky with no tents or food.
“Everything we had to eat is almost finished. You can see how miserable we live,” she told The Associated Press.
Allah Ditta, a farmer from the same district, said he and his neighbors were sleeping with plastic sheets and carts. “The rescuers came by boat once, but no one ever brought us supplies. We continue to look at the path, hoping that someone will come with help,” he said.
Punjab authorities say they have established over 1,000 relief camps, but government figures show that of the over 800,000 evacuees, only around 36,550 are housed in them. It is unknown where the majority stays.
Evacuation also took place in southern Sindh, where Prime Minister Murad Ali Shah warned of the possibility. “Super Flood” out of the Indus River when the water level is 900,000 cubic feet per second.
Authorities blame the devastating flooding of weeks of normal monsoon rains that have worsened in cross-border waters Released from India’s swollen river And last week’s dam. The rivers of Rabi, Chenab and Satrej rose simultaneously, immersing a wide area of farmland and villages.
India warned Pakistan about the release of water and marked the first public diplomatic contacts of its rivals as the military crisis brought them to the brink of war in May.
Punjab, home to around 150 million people and the country’s major wheat-growing region, has recorded 33 flood-related deaths in 10 days — much less than the catastrophic 2022 flooding — but the damage is widespread.
According to Pakistan’s weather centre, Punjab said it received 26.5% more monsoon rainfall between July 1 and August 27. At least 854 people have been killed nationwide in rain-related incidents since late June.
Pakistan’s monsoon season usually lasts until the end of September.
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The Associated Press contributed to the report by Munir Ahmed of Islamabad and Asim Tanveer of Multan, Pakistan.
