Flood Operations: Over 92,000 Rescued in Punjab

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Multan: Punjab Emergency Service Rescue 1122 has so far evacuated and transported 92,844 people from flood-affected areas across the province during ongoing operations, Rescue Punjab spokesperson Farooq Ahmed said on Saturday.

He stated that extensive rescue efforts were underway along the Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Jhelum rivers, with 808 rescue boats deployed for relief activities. Citizens have been urged to immediately call the Rescue Helpline 1122 and share their exact location in case of emergencies for timely assistance.

Sharing daily updates, Farooq Ahmed noted that 20,954 people were rescued across Punjab yesterday alone. This included 10,063 from Bahawalpur, 1,547 from Pakpattan, 1,434 from Kasur, 1,223 from Okara, 1,072 from Nankana Sahib, 1,035 from Hafizabad, 607 from Narowal, 520 from Chiniot, 514 from Vehari, and 484 from Sialkot.

Additionally, 433 were rescued from Bahawalnagar, 300 from Mandi Bahauddin, 271 from Lahore, 193 from Jhang, 160 from Khanewal, 134 from Sargodha, and 107 from Toba Tek Singh. Another 388 people were evacuated from Muzaffargarh, Gujranwala, Multan, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, and Lodhran.

Summarizing the overall rescue efforts so far, he reported the following totals: 20,552 from Bahawalpur, 14,574 from Kasur, 8,778 from Pakpattan, 7,422 from Okara, 4,830 from Gujranwala, 4,253 from Vehari, 4,229 from Nankana Sahib, 3,999 from Hafizabad, 3,801 from Mandi Bahauddin, 3,570 from Narowal, 3,150 from Bahawalnagar, 2,081 from Layyah, 1,846 from Jhelum, 1,728 from Sialkot, 1,592 from Dera Ghazi Khan, 1,022 from Sheikhupura, 899 from Mianwali, 792 from Chiniot, 785 from Gujrat, 524 from Muzaffargarh, 505 from Sargodha, 428 from Khanewal, 279 from Jhang, 205 from Lodhran, 155 each from Multan and Rajanpur, 144 from Toba Tek Singh, 76 from Faisalabad, 53 from Attock, and 29 from Sahiwal.

Regarding boat deployment, he said 74 boats were operating in Kasur, 37 in Okara, 32 in Multan, 27 in Bahawalnagar, 26 in Pakpattan, 20 in Bahawalpur, 18 in Vehari, 17 in Lahore, 10 in Lodhran, 8 in Sahiwal, and 7 in Faisalabad. Similarly, 43 boats were active in Hafizabad, 37 in Sialkot, 36 in Gujranwala, 30 in Narowal, 25 in Chiniot, 23 in Sheikhupura, 22 in Mandi Bahauddin, 16 in Gujrat, 14 in Nankana Sahib, 12 in Sargodha, and 44 in Jhang.

The spokesperson further highlighted that, in addition to rescue professionals, over 1,800 trained Rescue Scouts (volunteers) were also assisting operations across flood-hit regions in Punjab.