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Pakistan’s Indus River faces ‘very high flood’ at Guddu as Punjab waters begin to recede
KARACHI: Pakistan’s flood authority on Thursday warned that the Indus River will reach “very high flood” levels at Guddu Barrage, a major dam in Sindh province that regulates flows to southern Pakistan, within 48 hours, as swollen rivers from Punjab move south and officials there reported conditions gradually improving. Punjab, home to more than half of Pakistan’s 240 million people and its main farming belt, has been devastated since late August when record monsoon rains swelled the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers simultaneously in a historic first.
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Pakistan flood threat shifts downstream to Sindh as Punjab toll hits 60
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s flood crisis moved downstream on Monday, with Sindh province warning that more than 300,000 people could be hit this week as surging river waters sweep south…
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Pakistan’s Sindh braces for heavy rains, floods as Punjab toll surges to 63
KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh are strengthening embankments and taking precautionary measures whilst bracing for floodwaters to flow downstream from the…
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‘Take it seriously’: Punjab’s monsoon torrents push south, raising flood fears in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s southern Sindh province is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as swollen rivers from the north rush downstream, the provincial government said on…
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Pakistan’s Indus River faces ‘very high flood’ at Guddu as Punjab waters begin to recede
KARACHI: Pakistan’s flood authority on Thursday warned that the Indus River will reach “very high flood” levels at Guddu Barrage, a major dam in Sindh province that regulates…
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Pakistan warns monsoon rains to continue for next 2-3 days as floodwaters move south
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned on Thursday that the last spell of monsoon rains is expected to continue for the next two to three days…
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Pakistan's Sindh braces for flood impact as Punjab flows start returning to 'normal'
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's southern Sindh province is bracing for a high flood in the Indus river as the flow of water in eastern rivers has started returning to "normal,"…
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Pakistan’s Sindh says floodwaters rushing downstream from Punjab pose no imminent threat
KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh said on Saturday that floodwater rushing downstream from the eastern Punjab province pose no major threat to the southern province. The…