According to latest hydrological conditions and breaching of dykes at River Chenab between Qadirabad and Panjab, the risk of high to very high flood level at Guddu and Sukkur has decreased, the flood forecasting division reported on Monday.
Resultantly, the River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur may attain medium to high flood level ranging between 4,00,000 cusecs to 5,00,000 cusecs from September 16th to September 18th.
All concerned authorities are informed to take appropriate actions. On the other hand, 85 villages have been inundated after breach at Bait Gopang and Sarwarabad Zamindaran strategic dykes of Head Panjnad.
Flood water has entered Saitpur after breach at Super dyke in Muzaffargarh District suspending road link with Alipur city. People are moving to safer places.
Several villages between Doaba and Chak Rohari were submerged in flood water and crops at around thousands of acre of land were damaged when authorities created a breach at Chak Rohari dyke to divert water towards Indus River.
Floods and landslides from days of heavy monsoon rains have claimed more than 300 lives and affected as many as 2.3 million people in Pakistan.
Rescue operations Sunday were concentrated around the central city of Multan, home to two million people, where authorities blew up two dykes to try to stop the water inundating the city.