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Floods in Pakistan’s Punjab leave many without aid as rescuers race to evacuate
Over 210,000 people have been evacuated as the Pakistan Army assists in rescue efforts amid unprecedented flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains and Indian dam water releases.
- Residents in Pakistan's Punjab province were evacuated due to severe flooding caused by the release of water from Indian dams.
- The flooding has devastated homes and livelihoods in the region, where over 40% of people live below the poverty line.
- Despite warnings from authorities, some residents refused to evacuate, as they could not afford to leave their homes again after multiple displacements.
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Smog then floods: Pakistani families ‘can’t catch a break’
Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that has engulfed much of Pakistan's Punjab region. Monsoon rains this week swelled three transboundary rivers that cut through Pakistan's eastern province, the nation's agricultural heartland and home to nearly half of its 255 million
Devastating Floods in Punjab: Over 1.46 Million Affected as Rivers Overflow
Devastating Floods in Punjab: Over 1.46 Million Affected as Rivers Overflow Pakistan's Punjab province is grappling with its most severe flooding in decades, impacting more than 1.46 million residents across the region. According to reports by Dawn, the provincial government has embarked on one of its most extensive evacuation operations as officials brace for a rise in water levels at critical junctures along the Chenab River.The deluge has cla…
Pakistani authorities have evacuated more than a million people from the eastern province of Punjab due to the risk of flooding. Flooding has claimed at least 34 lives in the country and neighboring India in recent days.
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