LAHORE, MULTAN, SUKKUR : Devastation caused by floods is visible across Punjab, as millions of rupees’ worth of wheat was destroyed in Multan, while in Uch Sharif, a widow with six children has been forced to live under the open sky.In the village of Khokhran, Uch Sharif, Fazila’s husband drowned while trying to move livestock to a safer place during the flood. The livestock was swept away, their belongings and house were also lost to the floodwaters, leaving the family without shelter or food, on the verge of starvation.
Meanwhile, in Alipur and Seetpur, alleged negligence by PASSCO officials led to the destruction of wheat worth millions of rupees. Two major PASSCO centers in Seetpur were submerged in floodwater, damaging thousands of wheat bags. Despite PDMA’s prior flood warnings, officials failed to take timely precautionary measures.On the other hand, inflow at the Kotri Barrage on the Indus River has further increased.
According to the Flood Forecasting Division, Guddu Barrage is facing a low-level flood, but the flow has reduced to 240,000 cusecs. At Sukkur Barrage, the water flow has also returned to normal, while at Kotri Barrage it has risen to 376,000 cusecs.
After Tarbela, Mangla Dam is also nearing full capacity and has now reached 98 percent, with space left for storing just two more feet of water.Moderate to low-level flooding continues in the Sutlej River.