Severe flooding has hit large parts of Sindh and Punjab, submerging villages, destroying crops, and displacing thousands of people.
In Naushahro Feroze, floodwaters from the Indus River continue to rise. Entire villages in the katcha (riverine) belt are underwater. Roads to areas like Sher Muhammad Khoso village have been cut off, leaving locals stranded without aid.
Meanwhile, stagnant water is spreading diseases like malaria, adding to the misery. Farmers report devastation of major crops, including over 2,000 acres of lemon orchards, and are demanding an emergency relief package from the Sindh government.
In Ghotki, many villages remain cut off from nearby cities. Boats are now the only way to travel. Thousands of acres of crops are destroyed. Though water levels are slowly falling in some areas, many low-lying regions, including Qadirpur and Andal Sundrani, remain flooded.
Further north, Nawabshah has seen rising water levels in the Indus River. Multiple villages have been submerged. Rescue teams are relocating people to safer locations as more rainfall is feared.
In Punjab, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reports the loss of 127 lives due to flooding in the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers. Over 47 lakh (4.75 million) people in 4,700 areas have been affected. The government has set up 319 relief camps and 407 medical camps across impacted districts.
Over 2.6 million people and 2 million animals have been evacuated. Still, many remain homeless in makeshift shelters. Drone footage shows widespread devastation—entire neighborhoods turned into isolated islands.
Elsewhere, the M-5 Motorway near Jalalpur Pirwala has suffered major damage. Floods have washed away yet another section, halting traffic. Commuters are being diverted to alternate routes.
In Kabirwala (Khanewal), flooding has damaged a major railway section linking Khanewal to Faisalabad, suspending train services for over 15 days. Relief and rescue operations remain in full swing as the nation battles one of its worst flood disasters in recent years.