Nearly 150,000 people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas of Punjab, Pakistan, after India released a large quantity of water into the Sutlej and Ravi rivers.
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Authorities issued urgent flood warnings in multiple districts including Kasur, Okara, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari, and Bahawalpur.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) confirmed that villages along the Sutlej and Ravi have been inundated.
Relief camps have been set up, while army and rescue teams are assisting in evacuation and providing food and medical aid.
India’s sudden release of water from Harike and Madhopur headworks triggered a sharp rise in river levels.
Pakistan’s Irrigation Department is monitoring water flows at Ganda Singh Wala, Sulemanki, and Islam headworks.
