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Authorities postpone anti-polio drive in nine Punjab districts due to flood situation
KARACHI: Pakistani health authorities have postponed an anti-polio campaign in nine districts in the eastern Punjab province due to floods, the country’s polio program said on Friday. Rivers in Pakistan, particularly Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej, have swelled to dangerous levels due to record monsoon rains and excess water released from upstream India, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate in the most populous Punjab province. Pakistan’s polio program has announced an anti-polio vaccination campaign in 99 districts across the country, starting Sept.
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