Thousands trapped as flood lashes Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan

Latest Pakistan News UpDate About Raging waters from the Indus River continued to inundate more villages and towns across the country. After causing havoc in Jacobabad the flood waters forced thousands of people climbed onto rooftops to save their lives as in Dera Allah Yar. Authorities are trying to evacuate or warn people in Rujhan Jamali, Nasirabad, and Usta Mohammad. The railway track in Shikarpur has been broken to save the city. The road link between Punjab and Balochistan has been suspended. The situation was critical in Jacobabad, Jaffarabad and Dera Allah Yar as water from breaches in canals and protective embankments poured into the area. The authorities breached an embankment to save Jacobabad, after which floodwater entered Balochistan.
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Thousands trapped as flood lashes Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan

Thousands trapped as flood lashes Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan

Thousands trapped as flood lashes Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan