By Imran Gabol
Rescue services said that in the last 24 hours, more than 6,000 individuals and 455 pets were evacuated from various districts of Punjab after the Sutlej River’s strong currents reached adjacent areas.
The peak discharge at Empress Bridge in Sutlej on Sunday was 130,000 cubic seconds, which caused flooding of the villages Weaslan Sahlan Lal De Goth. Residents and livestock were evacuated well in advance of the breach, but standing crops were submerged across a large area.
The Kahror-Pucca tehsil in Lodhran’s district, located on the opposite side of the river, was also hit by floods.
The National Disaster Management Authority today released an updated report that said Ganda Sing Wala along Sulemanki Headworks was currently experiencing moderate floods.
According to the authority, districts at present in danger include Kasur, Okara and Bahawalnagar.
According to Farooq Ahmad, spokesperson for Rescue Punjab, as the flooding continues in the Sutlej, more than 1,000 rescuers have been deployed into the affected areas.
In the last 24 hours, he gave an overview of how many people and animals were rescued from various districts in the province. Ahmad said:
Bahawalpur evacuates 1,263 persons and 339 animals
Pakpattan: 1 740 evacuated people
Kasur: 1,519 people and 20 animals evacuated
Vehari evacuates 1,202 persons and 63 animals
The same operations have been conducted in Multan and Sahiwal as well as Rajanpur Khanewal Bahawalnagar Layyah Lodhran Okara.
Rescue service reports that 112,137 people have evacuated affected areas, and 151 300 have been moved to safe locations between July 9 and August 27, according to their data.
Relieved activities
The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority said earlier in the day that areas near the Sutlej River have been battling floods since August 17.
The report stated that 95 camps were set up in the province to provide medical services for people living in districts affected by flooding. In case of emergency, 20 ambulances are on call.
The PDMA stated that over 36,000 patients have received medical care so far. In addition, there are 178 camps of relief in the districts affected.
Around 70,000 people who were affected by the disaster received cooked food and an emergency transportation service.
The PDMA stated that “preventive medicines and vaccinations were provided to 150,000 animals while 25,000 of them were relocated to safer areas.”
Nabeel Jhaved, the Punjab Relief Commissioner said that relief efforts would continue as long as flood waters subside.
He said that “all resources were used to restore the flood-affected area.” “I’m satisfied with the rescue organizations.”
Javed said that reports indicated a decrease in flooding water, and that he hoped the situation would be improved in the next few days.
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