The Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) has disconnected electricity to over 113,000 consumers across 13 districts of South Punjab as precautionary measures amid rising floodwaters. Officials said 151 feeders were switched off at the transformer level under standard safety procedures to prevent accidents.
In Sahiwal district, power was cut for 15,610 consumers across nine feeders, with supply restored for 7,685 households after water receded. Bahawalpur saw 10,987 consumers on 22 feeders affected, while Lodhran, Pakpattan, and Rahim Yar Khan reported disconnections for 924, 6,167, and 1,509 consumers respectively.Â
Vehari recorded 23,395 affected consumers across 15 feeders, and Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh, and Kot Addu also faced outages of varying scale.
MEPCO has established flood relief camps in all affected districts, led by SDOs and XENs, with line staff monitoring water levels and standing by to restore power once conditions allow.
Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed reported that over 4.15 million people in 4,150 villages have been impacted by flooding along Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers. More than two million people have been relocated to safe areas, and rescue operations continue in severely inundated regions. Official figures confirm 56 deaths so far.
Floodwaters have damaged standing crops on thousands of acres, particularly in Bahawalnagar, Multan, and Kabirwala. In Bahawalnagar, 143 villages were submerged, forcing over 100,000 residents to relocate. In Kabirwala, 40 villages were inundated, leaving more than 80,000 people homeless. Authorities have set up 423 relief camps, 512 medical camps, and 432 veterinary camps, and over 1.5 million livestock have been shifted to safer locations. Jalalpur Pirwala tehsil in Multan, located at the confluence of Sutlej and Chenab rivers, has over 50 villages affected.
Multan City Police Officer Sadiq Ali confirmed 27 boats, including 14 army vessels, eight from Rescue 1122, and five hired by police, are engaged in rescue missions. In Manga Mandi, Rescue 1122 shifted nine people trapped in Ravi floodwaters to safety.
Flood protection infrastructure has been severely affected, with dykes collapsing in Kahror Pakka, Rathanwala, Mochiwala, and Dera Dilawar. Temporary embankments in Bahawalnagar and Chishtian have breached, isolating dozens of villages. A further dyke failure in Alipur submerged additional settlements.
Authorities have expressed concern that fresh rains and potential releases from Indian dams could worsen flooding downstream. The Flood Forecasting Division recorded extremely high water flows: 543,000 cusecs at Trimmu, 489,000 cusecs at Panjnad (Chenab), 152,000 cusecs at Baloki (Ravi), and critical levels at Sutlej’s Ganda Singh Wala. High water levels were also noted at Shahdara, Sadhanai, and Head Sulemanki.
