US EditionPakistan evacuates 150,000 people after flood warning from rival India
Pakistan has evacuated over 150,000 residents from Punjab's flood-prone districts following India's warning of water release from dams amid heavy monsoon rains, officials said.
- On Monday, Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority warned of potential flooding from India's Madhopur Headworks releasing water into the Ravi river, alongside alerts for Sutlej and Chenab surges in Punjab province.
- Heavy monsoon rains in northern India have swelled rivers and led India to warn Pakistan via diplomatic channels amid the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty and near-capacity dams including Thein.
- The Flood Forecasting Division reported high discharges with the Sutlej forecast near 220,000 cusecs at Ganda Singh Wala; rescuers evacuated over 14,000 from Kasur, 89,000 from Bahawalnagar, and at least 150,000 along three rivers.
- Threatening Pakistan's breadbasket, the release risks flooding eastern Punjab, prompting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to order daily NDMA meetings and prepare relief to protect people and livestock.
- Amid tense ties, the release risks inflaming India-Pakistan relations after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, while scientists link heavier rains this year to climate change, raising fears of a repeat of the 2022 downpour that killed 1,739 people.
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