Five people swept away by flash flood in River Chenab
Search is underway to recover the bodies.
MUZAFFARGARH (Web Desk) - At least five people of a family were swept away by flash flood in River Chenab at Kachi Lal in Muzaffargarh today (Thursday).
Rescue officials have arrived at the scene and search is underway.
As per details, floods and heavy monsoon rains have now killed around 200 people and affected 1.5 million across Pakistan in the last few weeks.
According to NDMA official, the rains had wounded 855 people, affected 5,615 villages and destroyed 20,312 houses all over the country.
Further heavy monsoon rains are expected in Pakistan next month, but the NDMA is fully prepared.
Pakistan, which has suffered from monsoon floods for the last three years, has been criticised for not doing more to mitigate against the dangers posed by seasonal rains washing away homes and farmland.
Streets in all major cities including Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad suffer intermittent flooding due to downpours, damaging roads and homes.
In 2010, the worst floods in the country s history killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
