Flood water enters Jhang areas

JHANG: A high flood is passing through the Trimmu Headworks as the water level has been recorded 300,000 cusecs.


The district administration was expecting that 700,000-800,000 cusecs water will pass through the head on Monday night.

Arrangements were made to breach the protective 18-Hazari to save the Trimmu Headworks and Jhang city.

The shifting of people from the affected areas to safe places has almost been completed by the police, Rescue 1122 and the army.

All types of traffic have been banned through Trimmu Headworks due to which the road link of Jhang with Bhakkar, Layyah and Dera Ismail Khan has been cut off. Meanwhile, several villagers are resisting to leave their homes.

The DCO said the situation was under control and a rescue, relief operation was going successfully. He said 18 relief camps had been set up in the district to provide shelter, food and medicines to flood-affected people.

He said emergency had been declared in the district to cope with the situation.

According to reports, flood water inundated many villages near Jhang on late Monday night.