"Muzaffargarh is among the worst-hit areas in Punjab, where floods have inundated 3,900 villages since the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers burst their banks two weeks ago, Javed said. The flooding has become substantially worse since Wednesday, said Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Multan in Punjab. Yesterday we were at the same location and there was just a couple of feet of water, said Hyder. But now the villagers are telling us that same area is now under 20 feet of water."
"The evacuations brought the total number of people displaced by the threat since last month to 1.8 million, said Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed. He noted that mass evacuations were still continuing in the flood-hit Muzaffargarh district and other areas. The action came as India sent out its third flood alert this week following heavy monsoon rains and water releases from dams to low-lying border regions."
A new spell of monsoon rains and dam water releases is expected to persist for 24 to 48 hours, increasing flood risk across Pakistan and northern India. More than half a million people fled within 24 hours, bringing total displacements since last month to about 1.8 million. Floodwaters have inundated thousands of villages in Punjab after the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab rivers burst their banks. Authorities continue mass evacuations and have erected tents in Muzaffargarh, Narowal and Kasur to host displaced families. Indian officials issued multiple flood alerts and warned of Indus river surges threatening southern Sindh.
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