However, Lahore is safe for now.Floodwaters sweep into 1,400 Punjab villages Water levels in rivers remain dangerously high Sindh braces for super flood threat More rainfall to lash parts of country today Punjab PDMA Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said the death toll from recent floods has risen to 28, with Punjab alone recording 13 casualties on Friday.
Addressing a press conference flanked by Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javeed, Kathia said they had to breach an embankment on the Sutlej River to save Kasur from severe flooding.
“We are forced to breach the Rahimyar embankment in order to save Kasur,” he said.minutes ago
Punjab PDMA chief warns of continuously high water levels
The Punjab PDMA director general warns that high water flow will continue, as the ninth monsoon spell has started.
“The ninth monsoon spell has started and rain will continue to fall until September 2,” said Irfan Ali Kathia. “In the upper catchments of the Ravi and Sutlej, it is raining again but their dams have reached maximum capacity. For the next weeks, their flows will continue running like this.”
