100,000 residents evacuated from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s Punjab province

(23 Aug 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Basti Maly Ky Taroo, Pakpattan district - 23 August 2023 1. Man standing in flood water 2. Rescuers evacuating stranded villagers 3. Various of flooded fields and houses 4. Tracking shot of villagers waiting to be rescued 5. Various of rescue workers bringing people to safe location 6. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Malik Abdul Qayyum, head of rescue operation: “Our 26 boats are operational and are evacuating stranded villagers. So far, we have evacuated around 10,000 villagers and 3,000-4,000 cattle, food items, household belongings, and all necessary items for the villagers.“ 7. Various of rescue workers bringing people, animals, and household items of villagers to safety 8. Various of displaced women and children, tent, village 9. SOUNDBITE (Sariki) Allah Buskh, displaced resident: “We are living in a tent due to flooding in our village. My house collapsed after flooding, so the rescue workers moved my wife, children and cattle (to safety).“ 10. Various of doctors checking patients for waterborne diseases STORYLINE: Rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks, officials said Wednesday. The rescue operations were expanded last week when the Sutlej River started overflowing, inundating several districts. Most of the evacuations were reported in the districts of Bahawalpur and Kasur in the Punjab province. Small-scale evacuations began in July after neighboring India diverted water from dams into the Ravi River, which flows from India into Pakistan. Later rains also flooded the Sutlej River, prompting authorities to evacuate people living nearby. Pakistani authorities are still struggling to overcome the damage caused by massive floods last summer that affected 33 million people and killed 1,739. They caused $30 billion in damage to the country’s economy. The monsoon season began in July and will continue until September. AP video by Shazia Bhatti =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: