US EditionFlood Survivors Begin to Return Home in Pakistan’s Eastern Punjab as Water Recedes
More than 2.5 million people were displaced by floods caused by monsoon rains and dam water releases from India, with ongoing relief and recovery efforts by authorities.
- On September 11, 2025, rescue boats evacuated villagers from flooded areas in Muhammad Pur Ghotta, Punjab, amid widespread flooding in Pakistan.
- Weeks of heavy monsoon rains combined with successive discharges of water from dams in India led to flooding that submerged more than 4,500 villages in Punjab.
- Floodwaters have receded significantly in eastern Punjab, allowing displaced families, including farmers like Muhammad Sajjad, to begin returning home despite ongoing relief efforts.
- Since late June, floods have affected over 4.5 million people, caused nearly 1,000 deaths, injured more than 1,000, and damaged 674 km of roads and 239 bridges, according to NDMA.
- Authorities continue rescue and relief operations with military support while urging returning families to follow local administrators’ instructions amid warnings of fresh rains through September 19.
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Deluge ebbs but ordeal surges
The devastating floods sweeping across Punjab, Sindh, and southern parts of Pakistan continued to escalate on Monday, leaving widespread destruction, displacing millions, and pushing the nationwide death toll to nearly 1,000. At Guddu Barrage in Kashmore-Kandhkot district, where the Indus River first enters Sindh, authorities recorded a marginal decline in flood levels, but the pressure was mounting at the downstream Sukkur Barrage. The flow at …
Flood survivors begin to return home in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab as water recedes
Displaced families began returning home as floodwaters significantly receded across much of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, where swollen rivers displaced more than 2.5 million people and killed about 100 during weeks of monsoon deluges, officials said Monday.
Flood Survivors Begin to Return Home in Pakistan’s Eastern Punjab as Water Recedes
Displaced families began returning home as floodwaters significantly receded across much of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, where swollen rivers displaced more than 2.5 million people and killed about 100 during weeks of monsoon deluges, officials said Monday. Photos and videos posted on social media show lush fields that once swayed with crops are now only sand and silt. Returning residents said they will have to replant while rebuilding th…
Flood survivors begin to return home in Pakistan's eastern Punjab as
MULTAN, Pakistan: Displaced families began returning home as floodwaters significantly receded across much of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, where swollen rivers displaced more than 2.5 million people and killed about 100 during weeks of monsoon deluges, officials said Monday. Photos and videos posted on social media show lush fields that once swayed with crops are now
Parkistan: Punjab Flood Survivors Head Back Home As Water Levels Recedes
By Ebi Kesiena Families forced from their homes by weeks of monsoon flooding have begun returning as waters recede across much of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, officials confirmed on Monday. The floods, triggered by overflowing rivers, displaced more than 2.5 million people and claimed around 100 lives. Images shared on social media show once-fertile fields now buried under layers of sand and silt. Returning villagers said they face the ch…
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