US EditionPakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding
- Rescuers, supported by troops, evacuated over 25,000 residents from Jalalpur Pirwala, Pakistan, as rising rivers threatened flooding, according to Irfan Ali Kathia, director general of the Punjab Disaster Management Authority.
- Floodwaters have displaced more than 2 million people in Punjab since August 23, and at least 56 people have died in flood-related incidents, Kathia stated.
- Punjab's Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, is overseeing the evacuation efforts from a control room, supported by the army and police.
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JALALPUR PIRWALA — Rescuers backed by troops evacuated more than 25,000 people from a town in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province overnight as rising rivers threatened to flood the region, officials said…
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Pakistan evacuates 25,000 people from eastern city as rivers threaten flooding
Pakistani officials say rescuers backed by troops have evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in eastern Pakistan as rising rivers threatened to flood the region.
Multan City At Risk As Floodwaters Enter Its Tehsil
• Low-lying areas submerged as water level in Chenab continues to rise • Authorities order evacuations in downstream cities; seven die • Met office forecasts torrential rain in Sindh, flash floods in Balochistan, landslides in hilly areas, besides urban flooding • PM wants steps to ensure fuel supply in flood-affected areas LAHORE: An extremely high flood threatened to engulf Jalalpur Pirwala, a tehsil of Multan district, as the water level in …
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