Army rescue Pakistan flood victims
- 10 years ago
Pakistan's army on Friday (September 12) opened a breach in the Mohammad Wala dyke to divert water that was threatening to inundate Multan city and evacuated people out of flood-hit areas.
Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the Jhelum river, swollen by unusually heavy rain, surged last week.
The river flows from Indian Kashmir to the Pakistan side, then down into Pakistan's lower Indus river basin.
Military helicopters have evacuated thousands of people from the banks of the overflowing Chenab river.
Seven military helicopters were engaged in rescue work around Multan and Jhang, the military said in a statement. Troops have dropped more than 50 tons of rations around Punjab, and mobile medical teams are treating those affected by the floods.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a cabinet session that the government was ready to "spend billions of rupees" on rehabilitation of the floo
Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the Jhelum river, swollen by unusually heavy rain, surged last week.
The river flows from Indian Kashmir to the Pakistan side, then down into Pakistan's lower Indus river basin.
Military helicopters have evacuated thousands of people from the banks of the overflowing Chenab river.
Seven military helicopters were engaged in rescue work around Multan and Jhang, the military said in a statement. Troops have dropped more than 50 tons of rations around Punjab, and mobile medical teams are treating those affected by the floods.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a cabinet session that the government was ready to "spend billions of rupees" on rehabilitation of the floo