Despite Pahalgam, India Chooses Humanity, Saves 150,000 Pakistani Lives From Deadly Flood
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| Despite Pahalgam, India Chooses Humanity, Saves 150,000 Pakistani Lives From Deadly Flood India issued a fresh alert to Pakistan on Wednesday, warning of a "high probability" of flooding in the Tawi river after heavy and continuous rainfall in the north forced the release of excess water from major dams, according to a news agency PTI report. Despite the diplomatic ties between the two countries at a new low since the Pahalgam terror attack four months ago, New Delhi has been sharing flood alerts with Pakistan on "humanitarian grounds". This move by India has helped save more than 150,000 people in the neighbouring country. The first alert was sent on Monday, followed by two more on Tuesday and Wednesday. "We issued another alert yesterday (Tuesday) and one today (Wednesday) of high probability of flooding in the Tawi river. The gates of some dams had to be opened due to excessive rains being witnessed in Indian regions," news agency PTI reported a source as saying. The Tawi river, which rises in the Himalayas, flows through Jammu before merging with the Chenab in Pakistan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPzhDe9gYww More than 100 people are reportedly stranded as floodwaters from the Ravi River inundated the Kartarpur Corridor, including Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province. Heavy monsoon rains have killed more than 800 people in Pakistan since late June. Half of the deaths were reported in August alone, according to Reuters. Record-breaking rain has also wreaked havoc on the Indian side, with hundreds of homes in Jammu inundated by roaring Tawi River. The floodwaters also washed away structures and livestock, and displaced over 6,000 people, all within a day. The development came as Jammu recorded 296 mm rainfall in 24 hours, breaking a 52-year-old record of 272.6 mm set on August 9, 1973. News agency Reuters, quoting Pakistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority, reported India had opened all gates of the Thein Dam on the Ravi River and was preparing to release water from the Madhopur Dam. Thein Dam is reported to be 97% full, raising fears of imminent discharges. Army Deployed in Pakistan's Punjab to Tackle Flood Devastation The Pakistan government has sought the services of the army to help tackle the devastation caused by floods in the Punjab province, the country's largest province, after it faced an unprecedented flood emergency owing to a combination of heavy rains and water released by India from two dams. Army soldiers have been deployed at Sargodha, Lahore, Okara, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Narowal and Kasur districts of the province. The deployment of the army in Punjab comes amidst heavy flooding in the major rivers Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej, which according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) are in “very high to exceptionally high” flood. |
Thousands of people have also been evacuated to safer areas across the Punjab province, according to officials.
The seasonal downpour began on June 26, and so far at least eight spells of monsoon have hit different parts of the country. The ensuing floods accompanied by incessant downpour killed at least 809 people and injured another 1,100 in different parts of the country, according to fresh data issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik said that Pakistan is currently in the eighth phase of the current monsoon season.
The National Emergency Operation Centre of the NDMA warned of more rain during the upcoming weekend, which will continue until the start of next week.
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