Lahore is facing a major disaster as a huge flood wave rushes down the Ravi River. Officials warn that if water levels don’t drop within 24 hours, Shahdara and nearby areas could be completely submerged.
A staggering 250,000 cusecs of water from India has entered Pakistan, causing chaos across Punjab.
🌊 Floods Slam Punjab: Here’s What’s Happening
- Ravi & Chenab Rivers are rising dangerously.
- In Chenab, flow dropped from 900,000 to 500,000 cusecs — still deadly.
- Khanki recorded 1 million cusecs — water is racing toward Qadirabad and Lahore.
🚧 Punjab Underwater: Key Areas Affected
- Shahbazpur (Gujrat): Chenab dam burst — 3 children drowned.
- Over 100 people trapped in flood-hit zones.
- Massive displacement across Punjab:
- 61,000+ affected overall
- 150,000 along Chenab
- 70,000 near Ravi (Narowal, Nankana, Kasur, Sahiwal)
- 380,000 displaced near Sutlej (Kasur, Okara, Multan, etc.)
🚁 Biggest Rescue Mission in 38 Years
- 263 relief camps set up
- Army, Rescue 1122, and police saving lives with boats
- Over 601,000 people impacted
- Medical emergencies declared — hospital staff on duty 24/7
🗣 CM Maryam Nawaz:
“Every family will be helped — no one will be left behind.”
⚠ Districts in Crisis
🔹 Daska:
Nullah Eik overflowed — fields & villages flooded
🔹 Phoolnagar & Nankana:
Rising waters at Head Balloki — villages going under
🔹 Burewala:
Rescue underway — major flood in 24 hours
🔹 Chiniot:
Flood emergency declared — “worst since 1992”
1 million cusecs expected
🔹 Kasur:
Ganda Singhwala villages submerged
People refusing to leave unless livestock is rescued too
📢 NDMA Issues RED ALERT
🔹 Ravi River: High flood at Jassar: 202,020 cusecs,
Moderate flood at Shahdara & Balloki Expected more heavy rain in next 48 hours
🔹 Lahore danger zones:Shahdara, Kot Mahbub, Jia Musa, Faisal Park, Begum Kot Plus areas in Sheikhupura, Kasur, and Nankana
🔹 Chenab River: Water may reach 1 million cusecs
🔹 Flood wave heading to Jhang, Trimmu, and beyond
At-risk areas:
Jhang, Muzaffargarh, Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan
⏳ Next 24 Hours: Absolutely Critical
Authorities are on high alert. Everyone in low-lying or riverside areas is strongly urged to evacuate immediately. Rescue teams are working non-stop — but the scale of the threat is huge.
Stay safe. Stay alert. Help others specially your neighbors.
