Half a million people stranded by heavy flooding evacuated in Pakistan | Climate Crisis News

In Punjab province, all three major rivers overflowed simultaneously, for the first time in the country’s history.

Severe flooding in eastern Pakistan has displaced nearly half a million people and resulted in 835 deaths since June, with over 1.5 million affected as all three major rivers in Punjab overflowed simultaneously for the first time. The Punjab government has initiated a large-scale rescue operation, evacuating 481,000 individuals and establishing over 500 relief camps amidst ongoing heavy rains.