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00:00Historic flooding is devastating Pakistan's Punjab region right now.
00:06Intense monsoon rains compounded by dam water releases from India have unleashed unprecedented
00:14flooding across Punjab, pushing major rivers like Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej to record breaking
00:21levels.
00:23The scale is staggering, nearly 2 million people affected in eastern Punjab alone.
00:27Around 300,000 more evacuated in the last 48 hours, bringing total displaced to 1.3 million.
00:35In Southern Sindh, over 100,000 people moved out of high-risk zones.
00:40On the ground, the military and rescue teams are deploying boats and drones to evacuate residents
00:46stranded in submerged villages.
00:49Makeshift camps are overcrowded and suffering from lack of food, clean water and sanitation.
00:56In Punjab, emergency shelters are being set up in schools, police stations and other sturdy
01:03buildings.
01:04Punjab's chief minister has promised compensation to affected families, but this situation underscores
01:12how catastrophic climate change is becoming for Pakistan.
01:16Summer monsoons, intensified rainfall and cross-border water dynamics are combining into a disaster cocktail.
01:24This isn't just a temporary flood.
01:26It's a humanitarian crisis, testing, casting Pakistan's disaster preparedness limits.
01:35Crops are at risk, livelihoods are underwater and mounting tensions over dam management with
01:42India could have serious diplomatic fallout.
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