Rising floodwaters in Pakistan’s Punjab province have forced thousands from their homes, as rescuers race to evacuate people and livestock from Kasur district near the Indian border.
Several villages in Kasur district of Punjab were submerged on Saturday after the Sutlej river swelled, threatening communities along the Indian border, according to the PDMA (Provincial Development Authority).
District Emergency Officer Rescue, Nayyar Alam, said: “So far, we have rescued and evacuated more than four thousand people and over six hundred animals which were mostly sheep and goats and moved them to safe places. If water level rises, we will have to evacuate 3,000 to 4,000 people further.”
Rescue teams helped villagers move to higher ground, with boats carrying families and livestock.
Mohammad Jaffer, a villager, described his ordeal: “Nothing was left at our house. The elevated place we built to stop water, that collapsed. We kept sheep there.”
Nationwide, floods have killed 785 people since late June, and authorities warn of two more heavy rain spells before 10 September.
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