Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in the populous Punjab province after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water from overflowing dams in neighboring India.

Rescue crews said they evacuated more than 14,000 people from Kasur and 89,000 from Bahawalnagar.

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying…