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Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the following 15 districts of Punjab have been placed on high alert in light of “unprecedented” floods:

Jhang
Multan
Muzafargarh
Okara
Sahiwal
Toba tek singh
Faislabad
Tandlianwala
Khanewal
Pakpattan
Vehari
Bahwalnagar
Bahawalpur
Rajhanpur
Rahim Yar Khan

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