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Kotri Barrage Flow Eases Slightly but Medium Flood Persists in Sindh

Officials are shifting to relief and repairs, with leaders pushing to deliver cash assistance through BISP.

Overview

  • Flood Forecasting Division Lahore reports Kotri inflow down by 8,000 cusecs to about 412,000 cusecs, maintaining a medium-flood classification.
  • Low-lying katcha areas in Thatta and Sujawal remain inundated, with evacuations under way, tent camps set up, and hundreds of acres of rice, cotton, banana and papaya damaged.
  • ChenabSutlej belts such as Jalala Pur Pir Wala are still waterlogged, Nooraja Bhutta bund repairs continue, and the M-5 stretch from Multan to Jhangra remains closed for a 14th day.
  • Emergency teams are fixing Sui gas pipelines and roads, and damage surveys have begun in Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur districts.
  • Flood authorities say other rivers are normal and Mangla is near capacity, as PPP’s Humayun Khan calls for immediate cash relief to affected families via BISP.