Millions at risk of 'worst flooding' in history as heavy rains persist: 'One of the largest rescue and relief operations is still ongoing'

Millions at risk of 'worst flooding' in history as heavy rains persist: 'One of the largest rescue and relief operations is still ongoing'

Devastating flooding in parts of Pakistan and India has displaced nearly 2 million people since August. Officials in India issued three flood alerts in the span of one week as the relentless heavy monsoon rain fell. A surge of monsoonal moisture fueled yet another round of extreme rainfall in South Asia in early September. Muzaffargarh in the Punjab province of northeastern Pakistan was one of the hardest-hit cities in the region. Since the Ravi…