Mass evacuations in Pakistan: India releases water from stressed lakes and swollen rivers

Pakistan's Disaster Management Authority said it had warned authorities in the Indian province of Punjab that the Sutlej River was rising and there was a risk of flooding.

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Detail from Pakistan, Photo: Reuters
Detail from Pakistan, Photo: Reuters
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Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from its dams from stressed reservoirs and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions, officials said today.

A day earlier, New Delhi warned Islamabad about cross-border flooding, the first diplomatic contact between the two countries in months since they were in conflict over Kashmir.

Both countries have nuclear weapons.

Pakistan's disaster management agency said it had warned authorities in the Indian province of Punjab that the Sutlej River was rising and there was a risk of flooding. It also said evacuations were underway in eastern Punjab.

The statement said that more than 14.000 people from the Kasur area had been evacuated and that more than 89.000 residents of the border city of Bahawalnagar had been moved to safety.

Both countries are hit by heavy monsoon rains.

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