Chenab's destructions continue, water pressure not lowering
Several areas under water, water level rising continuously, emergency situation announced
MULTAN: (Dunya News) – Chenab continues to wreak havoc throughout its course as 600,000 cusec flood flows near Multan right now. Despite several holes in Sher Shah Barrier, water pressure is not lowering. Pressure tore apart Rasulpur Zamindara barrier to break into the villages located nearby.
In River Indus, water levels are constantly rising at Ghotki. Sindh government has declared emergency in various districts.
Flood current in Chenab is devastating everything coming its way. To save Multan, several barriers were opened due to which hundreds of villages including Sultanpur, Rajapur and Basti Muradpur. Multan has been cut off from Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan. Flood current of around 700,000 cusec is moving fast towards Head Panjnad.
Pakistan Army soldiers and rescue teams have transferred thousands of citizens to safer places but there are still people stuck up at various places. Water is moving right now from Multan, Alipur to Muzaffargarh, Shujabad and Jalalpur Pirwala. Hundreds of Muzaffargarh villages have been devastated by flood. Preparations to break Doaaba Barrier have been made to save Muzaffargarh city.
Water levels are constantly rising in River Indus as well. After flood warning in Indus, Sindh government has declared emergency in Kashmor, Jacobabad, Ghotki, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpur, Nawabshah and Dadu.
