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Pakistan Intensifies Evacuation Efforts as Flood-Stricken Areas Face Heavy Rainfall

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to intensify evacuation efforts in flood-affected areas across the country, particularly in Punjab districts severely impacted by flooding from the Sutlej River. The meeting aimed to accelerate rescue operations and provide essential aid, including food, medicines, and tents, to affected communities. As a result of advance warnings, no casualties have been reported in areas surrounding the Sutlej River, and residents have been relocated to safe locations.

Key Takeaways:

  • Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued a directive to intensify evacuation efforts in flood-affected areas, focusing on Punjab districts severely impacted by the Sutlej River.
  • 174,074 people have been relocated to safe locations in affected districts, with active evacuation efforts ongoing in Narowal district.
  • High-level flooding is reported at Ganda Singh Wala and Sulemanki on the Sutlej River, Jassar on the Ravi River, and Marala on the Chenab River.
  • Severe flooding has also occurred in Nala Dek.
  • In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, restoration of electricity in flood-hit areas is currently underway, while in Gilgit-Baltistan, two kilometers of the national highway have been submerged.
  • Officials have warned of expected heavy rainfall in Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Rawalpindi divisions, Azad Kashmir, and several areas of Gilgit-Baltistan within the next 12 to 24 hours.
  • The Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority has been instructed to maintain close coordination with Punjab's disaster management agencies to ensure effective relief measures.

Statistics:

  • 174,074 people have been relocated to safe locations.
  • 2 kilometers of the national highway have been submerged in Gilgit-Baltistan.
  • Heavy rainfall is expected in Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, and Rawalpindi divisions, Azad Kashmir, and several areas of Gilgit-Baltistan within the next 12 to 24 hours.
  • Floods are reported in the Sutlej River, Ravi River, Chenab River, and Nala Dek.

Sources:

  • (PPI-PR)

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