Published on: August 24, 2025 4:27 PM
Floodwaters continue to rise in Punjab and Sindh, causing massive destruction to homes, villages, and farmland. Hundreds of mud houses collapsed into rivers, while thousands of acres of crops were submerged. Families are moving toward safer areas, as rescue teams retrieved the bodies of a seven-year-old child and a 28-year-old man swept away in Bahawalnagar.
In Bahawalnagar, high-level flooding in the Sutlej River at Ganda Singh has left several villages underwater, displacing residents. Meanwhile, in Sialkot, the swollen Dek Nullah overflowed into nearby villages, destroying vast farmlands. Rahim Yar Khan witnessed devastation as 400 mud houses collapsed and thousands of acres of crops were washed away by the swelling Indus and Chenab rivers.
Furthermore, Vehari and Layyah’s settlements were submerged, with erosion continuing after severe flooding in the Kahror Lal Esan area. In Sindh’s Ghotki district, the river’s rising levels drowned multiple villages and crops, worsened when a temporary protective embankment collapsed, submerging vast tracts of land.
At Guddu Barrage, water levels in the Indus River surged further, maintaining high-level flood threats in Kashmore. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued fresh alerts for flooding and high flows in the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and their connecting streams, warning communities of worsening conditions.
According to PDMA, water flow at Sutlej’s Ganda Singh Wala reached 126,000 cusecs, while Head Sulemanki recorded medium-level flooding with inflows of 90,000 cusecs. The Indus River at Tarbela currently shows low-level flooding, while flows remain normal at Taunsa, Kalabagh, and Chashma.
Authorities confirmed that flood relief camps have been established across affected Punjab districts, offering food, medicine, and basic facilities to displaced families. However, with rising water levels and widespread destruction, communities brace for even harsher days ahead as the monsoon floods show no signs of receding.
