Displacement, crop devastation as Indus floods ravage South Punjab

LAHORE: Thousands of villagers in low-lying areas of Layyah, Taunsa, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Muzaf­fargarh are compelled to leave their homes after rising level of Indus River washed away all the protective guide bunds and dykes constructed to support the Layyah-Taunsa Bridge as heavy rains continue to lash several many parts of Punjab. The severe flooding destroyed earthen homes and agricultural fields in Sumra … Continue reading Displacement, crop devastation as Indus floods ravage South Punjab