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Pakistan Flood Risk Recedes, But Kotri’s Indus Surge Keeps Riverine Villages Inundated

Authorities shift to rehabilitation after declaring the nationwide flood threat largely over.

Overview

  • The National Emergencies Operation Center reports a medium flood at Kotri Barrage near 407,000 cusecs, with officials expecting elevated flows to persist through late September.
  • Riverine settlements in Thatta and areas near Nawabshah and Matiari remain underwater, with evacuations ongoing and many residents sheltering on embankments.
  • Flows at Guddu and Sukkur barrages continue to decline toward normal levels, and river conditions across Punjab have broadly stabilized.
  • Stagnant water, damaged roads, and unsealed embankment and canal breaches are slowing returns and complicating the delivery of food, shelter, and livestock fodder.
  • Official figures cite more than 4.7 million people affected and over 2.1 million livestock lost, as Punjab rolls out compensation measures and fee relief for students in flood-hit districts.