Sutlej breaks its banks and submerges villages and crops
An aerial view of the flooded Chanda Singh Wala village in Kasur district of Punjab province following high flood in the Sutlej river.
The Sutlej River broke its banks due to a current release of floodwaters and submerged dozens of more villages of Pakpattan, while its connection with the rest of the region has been lost.
A current of 150,000 cusecs entered Burewala and inundated dozens of villages, settlements and thousands of acres of crops as several protective embankments were damaged.
Locals of Pakpattan have been confined to their homes, as the Rehmani Malkana and its adjacent settlements have been flooded.
There is a continuous increase in the flow of water in the Sutlej. The level of inflow and discharge of water at Head Sulemanki has been recorded at 155,330 cusecs.
The huge water current has led to destruction in Bahawalnagar after 35 years. The breaking of several protective embankments has submerged dozens of settlements, as flood water enters house and has destroyed thousands of acres of crops.
Rescue teams claim to have safely shifted more 7,000 people to safety.
Similar damage and destruction has been reported from Arifwala and Minchinabad as well.
Meanwhile, the flow of water in Sutlej River is reducing at Kasur, as the level has fallen to 118.000 cusecs. With the land surrounded with water, the temperature has also risen and the cattle have been left without fodder.
The floodwaters of Sutlej river breached the Zamindara Dam and reached Jamalpur suburbs of Noorpur and Chakri among other areas on Thursday. The land route from Khairpur Tamivali to four rural areas has now been cut off. – Web Desk
