Pakistan evacuates tens of thousands after India releases water from dams
Posted on 2025-08-27 06:54:13
Officials say rescuers in eastern Pakistan have evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions.
The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the two nuclear-armed rivals in months.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said Tuesday it had issued an advance alert about a surge in the Sutlej River and the risk of flooding.
It said more evacuations from various districts in the eastern Punjab province are still underway.
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