JALALPUR PIRWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say rescuers backed by troops have evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in eastern Pakistan as rising rivers threatened to flood the region. The latest evacuations from Jalalpur Pirwala came two days after a rescue boat capsized in floodwaters on the city’s outskirts and five people […]

JALALPUR PIRWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say rescuers backed by troops have evacuated more than 25,000 people from a city in eastern Pakistan as rising rivers threatened to flood the region. The latest evacuations from Jalalpur Pirwala came two days after a rescue boat capsized in floodwaters on the city’s outskirts and five people were killed. The director-general of the Punjab Disaster Management Authority said that the emergency rescue operation began late Sunday and continued through the night. He said that about 25,000 residents from high-risk neighborhoods had been moved to safer areas by Monday morning. Read the full story by Asim Tanveer and Babar Dogar, Associated Press, here. Banner image: Volunteers evacuate villagers from a flooded area following heavy rains and raising water in rivers, in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)This article was originally published on Mongabay

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