Rescue operation underway as 19,000 rescued from flood-hit Muzaffargarh: Rescue 1122

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Rescue teams have shifted around 19,428 people to safety in Punjab’s Muzaffargarh along the river Chenab.

Rescue 1122 Muzaffargarh’s media coordinator, Mansoor Ahmad, said in a statement, “rescue operation continues in the adjacent low-lying areas of Chenab.”

“These areas include Bet Kandrala, Midwala, Sitpur, Sarki, Khangarh Doma, Lati Marhi, Azmatpur, Malan Vilai, Kandai, Juna Bangla, Rangpur, Muradabad, Khadkan, Banda Ishaq, and Hamze Wali,” he added.

 People wade through floodwater after the Sutlej River overflowed, inundating low-lying areas of Jalalpur Pirwala tehsil in Punjab’s Multan district, on Sept 15, 2025. — APP
People wade through floodwater after the Sutlej River overflowed, inundating low-lying areas of Jalalpur Pirwala tehsil in Punjab’s Multan district, on Sept 15, 2025. — APP

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