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Pakistan approves $10.8 million for Gilgit-Baltistan relief, Punjab evacuates 150,000 amid rising rivers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top economic decision-making body on Tuesday approved the release of Rs3 billion ($10.8 million) in emergency funds for flood-affected families in northern Gilgit-Baltistan, while more than 150,000 people were evacuated from Punjab’s Sutlej and Ravi river belts amid rising waters. The decision came as the latest spell of monsoon rains continued to devastate much of the country, leaving nearly 800 people dead since late June. Pakistan has been battered by heavy rains since the start of the monsoon season on June 26. The most devastating spell began on Aug.
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Pakistan issues flood warnings for Ravi, Sutlej rivers as monsoon death toll nears 800
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani disaster management authorities on Monday issued fresh flood warnings for two major rivers as heavy monsoon rains continue to batter the country, with the…
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Authorities issue flood alert as Pakistan monsoon death toll nears 800
ISLAMABAD: Disaster authorities on Monday issued a fresh alert of flooding in rivers and streams as well as urban floods in multiple cities in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab…
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Pakistan approves $10.8 million for Gilgit-Baltistan relief, Punjab evacuates 150,000 amid rising rivers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top economic decision-making body on Tuesday approved the release of Rs3 billion ($10.8 million) in emergency funds for flood-affected families in northern…
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UN releases $600,000 for flood-hit Pakistan as monsoon deaths cross 800
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has released $600,000 in emergency relief funds for Pakistan, the UN secretary-general’s spokesperson confirmed this week, as the death toll from…
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Pakistan’s Punjab requisitions army as monsoon-swollen rivers trigger flood emergency alert
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab said Wednesday it has requisitioned the army for rescue and relief operations in seven districts after major rivers flowing from…
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Pakistan says 210,000 evacuated as army expands flood relief operations in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national disaster authority said on Wednesday 210,000 people had been evacuated from flood-hit areas as the army expanded its rescue and relief operations in…
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Pakistan Punjab flooding: Thousands evacuated after 'exceptionally high' floods
Some 200,000 people have been evacuated after authorities warned of flooding from three rivers.
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Pakistan floods kill at least 15 in Punjab as trans-boundary rivers swell, Sindh braces for impact
ISLAMABAD: At least 15 people in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province lost their lives in floods, officials confirmed late Wednesday night, after three monsoon-swollen rivers…
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Punjab floods submerge over 1,600 villages in Pakistan, more than 1 million evacuated
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Punjab said it has evacuated a total of 1,147,000 people from areas at high risk from floods near the Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi rivers, the Provincial Disaster…
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Climate-driven floods push Pakistan to confront water infrastructure failures
ISLAMABAD: As record monsoon floods batter Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials are calling for urgent investment in dams and water infrastructure, arguing that India’s stronger…
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Pakistan orders fresh evacuations as flood surges move toward Jhang, Chiniot districts
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday ordered fresh evacuations as major flood surges coursed down the Ravi and Chenab rivers, threatening towns in the…
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Pakistan evacuates 435,000 as monsoon floods kill 20 in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Twenty people have died in Pakistan’s Punjab this week and more than 435,000 residents have been evacuated as record monsoon floods continue to sweep across the…