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Pakistan Evacuating 700,000 As Flood Wall Breached

Workers from the Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, the relief wing of the banned Pakistan-based charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), evacuate people to higher ground on the outskirts of Multan.
1/15 Workers from the Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, the relief wing of the banned Pakistan-based charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), evacuate people to higher ground on the outskirts of Multan.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A flooded house in Jhang, Punjab Province
2/15 A flooded house in Jhang, Punjab Province
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Pakistani Kashmiris look on beside a damaged house, eroded by floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain at Bagh, some 100 kilometers west of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir.
3/15 Pakistani Kashmiris look on beside a damaged house, eroded by floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain at Bagh, some 100 kilometers west of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administrated Kashmir.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Rescue workers and residents search for worshippers in the rubble of a collapsed mosque in Lahore. Twenty-four worshippers were killed when the roof collapsed after heavy rain.
4/15 Rescue workers and residents search for worshippers in the rubble of a collapsed mosque in Lahore. Twenty-four worshippers were killed when the roof collapsed after heavy rain.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A traffic jam after a heavy downpour in Lahore
5/15 A traffic jam after a heavy downpour in Lahore
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A general view of a flooded road after heavy rains in Lahore
6/15 A general view of a flooded road after heavy rains in Lahore
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A man carries his daughter as he wades through a flooded road after heavy rains in Lahore.
7/15 A man carries his daughter as he wades through a flooded road after heavy rains in Lahore.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A man helps his wife remove water from their home in Lahore.
8/15 A man helps his wife remove water from their home in Lahore.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Pakistani residents wade through floodwaters following heavy rain in Lahore.
9/15 Pakistani residents wade through floodwaters following heavy rain in Lahore.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Pakistani residents affected by flooding carry their belongings as they make their way to higher ground at a village in Jhang in central Punjab Province.
10/15 Pakistani residents affected by flooding carry their belongings as they make their way to higher ground at a village in Jhang in central Punjab Province.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
People make their way through a flooded road in Lahore.
11/15 People make their way through a flooded road in Lahore.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Flood victims wait to be evacuated by boat from their flooded house following heavy rain in Jhang, Punjab Province.
12/15 Flood victims wait to be evacuated by boat from their flooded house following heavy rain in Jhang, Punjab Province.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A Pakistani family travels on a horse cart on a flooded road in Lahore.
13/15 A Pakistani family travels on a horse cart on a flooded road in Lahore.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
Pakistani villagers gather on higher ground as floodwaters enter the Hafizabad district of Punjab Province.
14/15 Pakistani villagers gather on higher ground as floodwaters enter the Hafizabad district of Punjab Province.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
A migrant worker holds his son as he sits with others outside the airport to leave flooded Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir.
15/15 A migrant worker holds his son as he sits with others outside the airport to leave flooded Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir.
More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years. In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed after days of rain – killing 24 worshipers inside. The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.
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The embankment of a river in Pakistan’s Punjab Province has been breached by floodwaters after days of heavy monsoon rains, forcing the evacuation of 700,000 people from their homes.

Ahmad Kamal, a spokesman for Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, said the breach on the Chenab River occurred early on September 10 in the Jhang district, about 210 kilometers southwest of Lahore.

The floodwaters spilled into a flat agricultural plain where police already had begun forced evacuations of residents after India’s defense minister warned on September 9 of a possible breach.

More than 440 people have been killed in recent days by floods in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir amid the heaviest rains in 50 years.

In Lahore, the roof of a mosque collapsed on September 9 after days of rain, killing 24 worshippers inside.

With reporting by Reuters, AP, AFP, and BBC
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