Pakistan: Flood In Sutlej Forces Evacuation In Kasur; Villagers Distrust Relief Camps, Hesitant To Stay | World News

Increasing water levels on the Sutlej River forced the regional administration to evacuate inhabitants from the flooding villages. On Sunday, the teams began to move people to safer places as the river crossed the high flood sign.

According to local authorities, the water meter in Ganda Singh reached 21.80 feet on a high -level flood mark of 20.75 feet. So far, 72 villages in Kasur have been affected, hundreds of acres of crops have been dipped.

Flood juice was released by India as part of Monsoon Water Management within the scope of the Indus Waters Treaty.

As reported by Dawn, Rescue confirmed that 1122 1,686 people and 967 animals were evacuated and shifted to safer areas.

They also helped to move 4,468 people to provide access to food and needs. Army staff and rescuers rescued more than 30 fishermen stranded on a flood water island near the village of Kamalpura.

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Despite the aid efforts, many peasants refused to stay in flood aid camps established in Sheikhpura Nau, Sahjra and public schools in other places.

Residents, food and feed in the management of the management of the relatives because of insecurity, he said. The villagers, who were still the main roads, were hesitating to leave their homes, and they had difficulty in getting feed for their animals as the crops were destroyed.

Provincial Health Minister and Disaster Management Cabinet Committee President Khawaja Salman Rafique visited Kasur on Sunday, and warned that flood conditions may deteriorate as quoted by Dawn in the Punjab rivers, including the sutlege.

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During a meeting in the Kasur DC office, irrigation secretary and chief engineers PDMA General Manager Irfan Ali Kathia, including the authorities reviewed their aid operations.

The management established 26 flood aid camps and shifted more than 17,000 citizens to safer areas from the river coast. Measures are also planned to cope with possible floods along the Chenab River in Sialkot and Gujrat.

Authorities call the residents on the banks of the river to remain awake and to cooperate with the efforts to evacuate, while those living in non -secure buildings are transported to safer places.

Authorities closely monitor the water level and have condensed aid operations in the affected areas.