SHER SHAH, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the past 48 hours from flood-hit areas of eastern Punjab province, bringing the total number displaced since last month to 1.3 million. Authorities on Wednesday were struggling to divert overflowing rivers onto farmlands to protect major cities, as part of one of the largest rescue and relief operations in Punjab’s history. A new flood alert by India was shared with Pakistan through diplomatic channels early Wednesday, said Arfan Ali Kathia, director-general of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority. It was the second such alert in 24 hours, following heavy rains and water releases from dams in India.
Banner image: Women wade through a flooded field in Muza Islam Wala, in Jhang district, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
By Asim Tanveer and Babar Dogar, Associated Press
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