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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 districts of Jhang and Chiniot after weeks of heavy monsoon rains. The flooding, fueled by record monsoon rains and excess water released from upstream India, has created crisis conditions in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous and richest province and home to half the population of 240 million.
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arabnews.com
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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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 breaches embankment at Chenab barrage as floods force 150,000 evacuations in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province carried out an emergency breach on a protective embankment at Qadirabad Barrage on Wednesday as the Chenab River surged to…
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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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bbc.com
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 towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles — officials
LAHORE/SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an irrigation barrage crumbles on a major river upstream after heavy rains…
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Two Pakistan towns face flood risk if river barrage crumbles, officials say
LAHORE/SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s eastern towns of Chiniot and Hafizabad face a risk of catastrophic floods if an irrigation barrage crumbles on a major river upstream after heavy rains…
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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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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…
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Pakistan braces for twin river floods as Chenab hits record flow, Ravi faces surge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan braced for twin river floods on Friday as the Chenab swelled to one of its highest recorded levels and authorities warned of a looming surge in the Ravi,…
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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 30, displace over 1.5 million as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 30 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected as high floods in the Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers submerged over 2,300 villages across…
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aljazeera.com
Half a million people stranded by heavy flooding evacuated in Pakistan
In Punjab province, all three major rivers overflowed simultaneously, for the first time in the country’s history.
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Urban flooding hits Lahore and Peshawar as Pakistan reels from fresh monsoon spell
ISLAMABAD: Urban flooding paralyzed parts of Peshawar and Lahore on Saturday as a new spell of monsoon rains battered Pakistan, while the country’s eastern Punjab province…
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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 33, nearly 750,000 evacuated as rivers swell
ISLAMABAD: At least 33 people have been killed due to torrential rains and floods in Pakistan’s Punjab this week, a senior official confirmed on Sunday, as authorities ramp up…