US EditionFloods in Pakistan’s Punjab Kill 33, Nearly 750,000 Evacuated As
Rescue teams use over 800 boats and 1,300 personnel to evacuate 750,000 people and 500,000 livestock amid record flooding in Punjab's largest relief operation.
- On August 30, 2025, severe monsoon floods affected Punjab, Pakistan, killing at least 33 people and displacing over 750,000 across the province.
- These floods followed days of heavy rain that swelled the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers to dangerous levels, causing widespread inundation of 2,200 villages.
- Relief efforts deployed more than 800 boats and 1,300 personnel to carry out evacuations, successfully relocating 481,000 people and 405,000 animals, while over 500 relief centers offered shelter and assistance.
- Irfan Ali Khan, head of Punjab’s disaster management agency, called it the biggest rescue operation in the province's history, noting, “until no human life is left unattended.”
- The event highlights Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate-linked disasters, echoing 2022’s catastrophic floods that submerged a third of the country, with ongoing concerns over regional water management disputes.
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At least 33 dead, over 2m affected as Punjab rivers hit 'super flood' levels
Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab are in super flood stage: minister.750,000 people relocated from flood-hit areas: PDMA chief.500,000 livestock moved to safer location: Punjab minister.LAHORE: At least 33 people have lost their lives, and more...
Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab kill 33, nearly 750,000 evacuated as
ISLAMABAD: At least 33 people have been killed due to torrential rains and floods in Pakistan’s Punjab this week, a disaster agency official said on Sunday, as authorities ramp up rescue and relief activities with nearly 750,000 citizens evacuated to safer locations as deluges devastate the eastern province. Punjab, Pakistan’s most prosperous province and agricultural
Pakistan: Severe Monsoon Floods In Punjab, Claim 33 Lives, Displace Over 700,000 Residents
Irfan Ali Kathia, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, said the province is facing one of the most severe floods in its history, with all three rivers running dangerously high.
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