Overview

• Relief officials say more than 1.5 million people have been affected across the province, with over 2,300 villages inundated along the Sutlej, Chenab and Ravi.
• Authorities report evacuating 405,000 livestock and deploying over 800 boats and 1,300 rescuers, with more than 500 relief camps operating.
• Controlled breaches were opened along the Chenab’s embankments to lower river pressure and protect major cities including Lahore, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.
• The nationwide death toll since late June stands at roughly 820, including at least 30 fatalities in the latest Punjab flooding, officials said.
• Medical teams and charities report shortages of clean water and medicines with rising cases of skin infections, diarrhea and malaria as rainfall continues.