Pakistani authorities attempt to save at least 1.6 million people facing flood danger

SadaNews - Pakistani authorities are racing against time to save at least 1.6 million people facing the threat of flooding, as the rivers continue to overflow, causing rising water levels in villages, according to officials and the United Nations on Wednesday.

The Disaster Management Agency reported that rising water levels in rivers, overwhelming floods, and landslides caused by heavy seasonal rains and glacial lake outburst floods have resulted in the deaths of 928 people since June.

The United Nations disaster management agency stated that nearly 6 million people have been affected by the floods in the northern part of the country, the mountainous region in the northwest, and the central areas so far.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that around 1.6 million people face the risk of overwhelming floods and may need to be evacuated or rescued, as river floods have reached the Sindh province in the south of the country.

The Chief Minister of the province, Murad Shah, stated, "We have evacuated around 200,000 people from riverbanks, and we are ready to rescue more."