Lahore, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025 (AFP) - Pakistan evacuates half a million people stranded by floods

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2025-08-30

Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain swelled rivers, relief officials said Saturday, as they carried out a massive rescue operation. Three transboundary rivers that cut through Punjab province, which borders India, have swollen to exceptionally high levels, affecting more than 2,300 villages. Nabeel Javed, the head of the Punjab government's relief services, said 481,000 people......

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