LAHORE:
Over 46,000 acres of land in 10 villages was submerged when the floodwater in river Chenab washed away an embankment near Sirki in Alipur tehsil headquarters four days back, according to local media sources.
Four minors, including two girls, were drowned in the floodwater in three villages on the first day of Eid.
The victims were identified as Muhammad Yousuf, 8, Muhammad Younus, 7 of Kotla Ghulam Shah, Nadia, 5, of Sirki village and Kauser, 7, of Khan Garh Doma village.
According to an official data, the embankment near Sirki was washed away inundating villages, including Kundai, Malik Arain, Missan, Kotla Ghulam Shah, Bait Burrerah, Khan Garh Domma, Bait Noorwala and Bait Channa.
The floodwater also inundated houses and badly affected crops, including cotton, mongi, sugarcane and vegetables.
