Efforts on to save Multan from flooding 2025.
Death toll climbs to 884 as water flows in major rivers stay high.
LAHORE:On Thursday, floodwaters continued to wreak havoc in the nation's center, bringing the death toll to 884 and prompting immediate warnings of more destruction in Punjab and Sindh.
Multan may be saved from flooding if the Chenab riverbank is breached, according to authorities. That will make it possible for water to be released into the suburbs of the city, lowering the river's levels. Heavy rain in the Himalayas continued to lash Pakistan on Thursday with flooding of homes and highways worsening as major rivers overflowed.
Rain is expected to continue until September 9, according to the met office. A fierce monsoon season has brought immense destruction in the region this year, killing 880 in Pakistan over the season. Numerous rivers have risen in volume as a result of torrential rain, prompting Indian authorities to open dams and further inundate border regions. The countries share rivers, which flow from India into Pakistan. According to Pakistani officials, New Delhi has warned Islamabad seven times about opening dam gates, three in the last 24 hours.
The Punjab Disaster Management Authority's director general, Irfan Ali Kathia, told Reuters on Thursday that the release of additional water from Indian dams has affected three Pakistani rivers. India opened spillways at the Baglihar and Salal dams on Chenab, citing heavy rainfall in upstream catchments.
Through diplomatic channels, New Delhi also warned Islamabad of releases from the Harike and Ferozepur headworks on Sutlej. Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources issued a flood alert in response.
regarding the levels of water at Indian dams has been made available by the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). It has warned that water levels at these reservoirs are on a continuous rise.
According to PDMA Director General, the situation is being monitored round-the-clock.
At Pong Dam in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the water level at the Beas River has reached 1,394.51 feet. Inflow at the dam is recorded at 132,595 cusecs, while outflow stands at 100,000 cusecs.
At Bhakra Dam built at the Sutlej River also in Himachal Pradesh, the water level has risen to 1,679 feet, approaching maximum capacity. Inflow is 95,400 cusecs, while outflow is 73,459 cusecs.
At Harike Headworks—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers—inflow has reached 347,500 cusecs, with outflow recorded at 330,677 cusecs. The PDMA stated that both inflow and outflow are rising steadily.
In Punjab, 1.8 million people have been evacuated in recent weeks after floodwaters submerged nearly 3,900 villages.
On Thursday, floodwaters continued to wreak havoc in the nation's center, bringing the death toll to 884 and prompting immediate warnings of more destruction in Punjab and Sindh.
Multan may be saved from flooding if the Chenab riverbank is breached, according to authorities. That will make it possible for water to be released into the suburbs of the city, lowering the river's levels. Heavy rain in the Himalayas continued to lash Pakistan on Thursday with flooding of homes and highways worsening as major rivers overflowed.
Rain is expected to continue until September 9, according to the met office. A fierce monsoon season has brought immense destruction in the region this year, killing 880 in Pakistan over the season. Numerous rivers have risen in volume as a result of torrential rain, prompting Indian authorities to open dams and further inundate border regions. The countries share rivers, which flow from India into Pakistan. According to Pakistani officials, New Delhi has warned Islamabad seven times about opening dam gates, three in the last 24 hours.
The Punjab Disaster Management Authority's director general, Irfan Ali Kathia, told Reuters on Thursday that the release of additional water from Indian dams has affected three Pakistani rivers. India opened spillways at the Baglihar and Salal dams on Chenab, citing heavy rainfall in upstream catchments.
Through diplomatic channels, New Delhi also warned Islamabad of releases from the Harike and Ferozepur headworks on Sutlej. Pakistan's Ministry of Water Resources issued a flood alert in response.
regarding the levels of water at Indian dams has been made available by the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). It has warned that water levels at these reservoirs are on a continuous rise.
According to PDMA Director General, the situation is being monitored round-the-clock.
At Pong Dam in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the water level at the Beas River has reached 1,394.51 feet. Inflow at the dam is recorded at 132,595 cusecs, while outflow stands at 100,000 cusecs.
At Bhakra Dam built at the Sutlej River also in Himachal Pradesh, the water level has risen to 1,679 feet, approaching maximum capacity. Inflow is 95,400 cusecs, while outflow is 73,459 cusecs.
At Harike Headworks—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers—inflow has reached 347,500 cusecs, with outflow recorded at 330,677 cusecs. The PDMA stated that both inflow and outflow are rising steadily.
In Punjab, 1.8 million people have been evacuated in recent weeks after floodwaters submerged nearly 3,900 villages.
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