At least 121,769 people have been shifted from vulnerable riverine areas as rising water flows at major barrages prompted ongoing evacuation and relief efforts, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon confirmed on Saturday.
According to the Sindh information department, inflows at Guddu barrage were recorded at 360,976 cusecs with an outflow of 325,046 cusecs, while Sukkur barrage reported inflows of 329,648 cusecs and outflows of 278,398 cusecs. At Kotri barrage, inflows stood at 237,922 cusecs and outflows at 215,567 cusecs.
Upstream at Trimmu barrage, both inflow and outflow were recorded at 436,651 cusecs, while Panjnad barrage reported 321,570 cusecs. Taunsa barrage recorded an inflow of 238,312 cusecs and an outflow of 224,872 cusecs.
ڈیمز اور بیراجز پر پانی میں کمی بیشی کا سلسلہ بدستور جاری ہے، سندھ حکومت عوام کے جان و مال کے تحفظ کے لیے مکمل الرٹ ہے، شرجیل انعام میمن
— Sindh Information Department (@sindhinfodepart) September 6, 2025
پنجند بیراج کے مقام پر پانی کی آمد اور اخراج دونوں 306,740 کیوسک ہیں، شرجیل انعام میمن
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Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said fluctuations in water levels at dams and barrages are being closely monitored, and the provincial government remains fully alert to protect lives and property.
He said 12,449 more people were shifted from katcha areas to safe locations in the past 24 hours, raising the total number evacuated to 121,769. A total of 14,495 livestock have also been moved to safety.
Memon added that 155 fixed and mobile health camps set up by the government have provided medical facilities to 5,848 people in the past 24 hours, with a cumulative 33,803 treated so far.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) dispatched boats equipped with outboard motors to commissioners’ offices in Sukkur, Larkana and Shaheed Benazirabad, as well as to the Pakistan Navy in Sukkur and Rescue 1122 in Hyderabad.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread thunderstorms with heavy to very heavy rains across Sindh from September 7 to 13, warning of torrential downpours and significant flood risks.
Punjab floods situation
According to the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD), scattered to widespread thunderstorms with isolated heavy falls are also expected in eastern Balochistan and parts of Punjab, including Lahore, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Multan, DG Khan and Bahawalpur divisions. Meanwhile, isolated showers may affect Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Sargodha divisions.
The department warned of exceptionally high flood levels in the Sutlej River at Ganda Singh Wala, while the Chenab at Panjnad could reach high to very high flood levels within 24 hours. The Indus River at Guddu is likely to attain high flood levels between September 8 and 9.
Flash flooding is feared in DG Khan, Rajanpur, the Kirthar Range and parts of eastern Balochistan, while urban flooding is likely in major Sindh cities between September 7 and 9. Authorities urged continuous monitoring, noting the forecast is being updated daily.
Flooding in the Chenab and Sutlej rivers has caused widespread devastation across southern Punjab, displacing hundreds of thousands of people and inundating large swathes of farmland, according to official flood reports and district updates.
At Head Muhammad Wala near Multan, the water level of the Chenab River has begun to fall, reducing the threat of breaching the Muhammad Wala road and Shershah embankment. However, floodwaters have already engulfed 138 villages in Multan district, leaving an estimated 350,000 people homeless. Residents reported that many flood victims remain without access to food.
At Shershah Bridge, inflow was recorded at 393,300 cusecs, while at Panjnad headworks, the inflow rose to 321,721 cusecs on Saturday morning, with levels continuing to rise. The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) classified the situation at Panjnad as “high flood.”
In Muzaffargarh, floodwaters from the Chenab swept through adjoining settlements, destroying houses, crops, and infrastructure. The rising flood at Panjnad has also raised the risk for Uch Sharif and Bahawalpur areas, where authorities have opened gates to manage the flow.
On the Sutlej river, water levels at Islam headworks stood at 103,465 cusecs, maintaining medium flood status. Flooding has devastated areas in Vehari, where breaches in protective embankments submerged villages and farmland. The Irrigation Department warned of another major flood wave in the next two days.
The Ravi River showed declining levels, with inflows at Sidhnai headworks recorded at 101,225 cusecs after a protective embankment was deliberately breached earlier in the week.
On the other hand, the Indus river at Kot Mithan in Rajanpur continued to flow in high flood, with water discharge reaching 435,000 cusecs.
Authorities said relief operations are underway, but affected communities in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Vehari and Bahawalpur reported inadequate assistance.
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