Pakistan’s Punjab province faces record floods, with drones aiding mass rescues as nearly one million people are displaced.
Rescuers in Pakistan’s Punjab province are using drones to locate stranded residents as record floods force mass evacuations, officials said Monday. More than 900,000 people have been moved from over 3,100 villages, with at least 41 deaths reported.
“We are handling an unprecedented situation, and we are responding to Punjab’s biggest-ever floods by using the latest technology and all available resources to save lives,” said Irfan Ali Kathia, head of the provincial disaster authority.
Villagers described desperate conditions. “We have been destroyed. Everything is gone in the flood,” said Haleema Bibi, 54, sheltering without food in Jhang.
Authorities set up over 1,000 relief camps, but only 36,550 people are housed in them. Floodwaters have inundated farmland, destroyed homes, and displaced livestock, while some residents remain without supplies.
Heavy rains, worsened by water releases from Indian dams, have fueled the deluge. Officials warn Punjab could face further flooding as monsoon rains continue through September.
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