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Punjab Evacuates 260,000 as Rivers Overflow and Flood Villages

Pakistan’s disaster agency reports a fresh monsoon surge with further rainfall forecast.

Overview

  • Three rivers have overflowed in Punjab, inundating villages around Lahore and Shahdara after a sudden rise of the Ravi, with more rainfall expected this weekend.
  • Authorities have moved roughly 260,000 people out of threatened areas as floodwaters spread across the province.
  • The National Disaster Management Authority says the latest rains caused at least 13 deaths, with more than 800 fatalities recorded since late June.
  • Over 300 reception centres are operating across the province to host people who cannot stay with relatives.
  • Displaced families report shortages of food and safe water and rising illness, with doctors already treating numerous skin infections linked to contaminated floodwater.