Seven people, including five members of the same family, were swept away by floodwaters in Majra Kalan, located in the Sambriyal tehsil of Sialkot district as the devastation caused by monsoon rains and flooding continued across Punjab.
According to details, among those swept away are a father and two children who remain missing, while the bodies of four others, including the wife and daughter, have been recovered.
It should be noted that the overflow of the Chenab River has submerged more than 50 villages.
Meanwhile, 110 people trapped by floods in Sambriyal have been rescued, but due to the severe deluge, many residents remain confined to their homes.
Yesterday, Sialkot and its surrounding areas received a record 355 millimeters of rainfall. The torrential downpour submerged central Sialkot and adjoining areas, leaving no street, intersection, market, or neighborhood without two to three feet of standing water.
The heavy rainfall completely paralyzed daily life in the city, turning streets, neighborhoods, and markets into streams and drains.
Floodwaters also entered houses, worsening the difficulties for residents. At the same time, many WAPDA feeders tripped due to the storm, plunging several areas into darkness.
دریائے چناب ہیڈ قادرآباد پر انتہائی اونچے درجے کا سیلاب، پانی کا بہاؤ 9 لاکھ 35 ہزار کیوسک ریکارڈ۔
بند کو بچانے کیلئے ایمرجنسی میں رائٹ مارجنل بند پر بریچنگ کی گئی۔#PDMApunjab #FloodAlert #DisasterManagement #StaySafe #Monsoon2025 pic.twitter.com/0tiaKXS5iE— PDMA Punjab Official (@PdmapunjabO) August 27, 2025
Meanwhile, India has released 200,000 cusecs of water into the Ravi River, inundating nearby areas. In Sharqpur, floodwaters have reached dangerously close to populated areas, while two protective embankments along the Chenab River have been blown up to save the Qadirpur headworks.
Very high to exceptionally high Flood continues in Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej#FloodAlert #RiverLevels #PakistanWeather #FloodForecasting #IndusRiver #ChenabRiver #RaviRiver #SutlejRiver #WaterLevelUpdate #EmergencyPreparedness #WeatherUpdate #FFDReport #DisasterManagement pic.twitter.com/wYdA1PBW7f
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) August 27, 2025
At Head Khanki on the Chenab River, water flow has crossed one million cusecs. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the designed capacity of the Khanki headworks is 800,000 cusecs. The severe flooding poses a threat of damage to its hydraulic structure.
