Summary Pakistan has suffered from monsoon floods for the last three years.
LAHORE (Dunya NewS) – Flooding in Indus and Sutlej rivers continued to disrupt the lives of thousands of residents on Monday.
At least 20 villages near Waang Town were submerged after the swollen Indus river damaged a stretch of dyke near Kot Mithan.
The swollen Sutlej river burst protective dyke of Moza Bhattian near Burewala, inundating several areas including Moza Magrana, Salbera and Moza Murad Ali. The flood water was speedily proceeding towards residential areas.
Currently, a flood torrent of 91,000 cusecs is passing through Ravi river while the water flow is gradually increasing.
Standing crops on several hundred acres were damaged by flood in Basti Mirpur and adjoining areas.
More than 25 villages in Harappa and Sahiwal whereas 15 villages in Phool Nagar were submerged due to flood in Ravi river.
More than 50 villages in Tehsil Chiniot and Bhawana were inundated due to flooding in Chenab river. Flood torrent also washed away several villages near Multan.
The actual river flows and reservoir elevations indicates that Tarbela and Mangla Dams are at elevations of 1549 feet and 1224.65 feet respectively, which are 1.00 feet & 17.35 feet below their respective maximum conservation levels of 1550 feet and 1242 feet.
The Dam Management Authorities have already been advised to take utmost care and vigilance in further filling of both reservoirs and strictly follow filling criteria and safety guidelines.
The Sunday’s combined live storage position of Tarbela, Chashma & Mangla reservoirs is 12.643 MAF as compared to last year’s 6.312 MAF.
According to NDMA official, floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have affected more than 300,000 people across Pakistan in the last two weeks and killed 108 others.
“The rains affected 334,764 people, killed at least 108 people and wounded 104,” a senior National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) official told AFP.
The rains have hit 770 villages and completely destroyed 2,427 houses across Pakistan, he said.
The NDMA has established 44 relief camps in flood-hit areas to accommodate affected people, the official added.
Pakistan has suffered from monsoon floods for the last three years and 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 private homes.
In 2010, the worst floods in the country s history killed almost 1,800 people and affected 21 million.
