Families displaced from the flood-hit areas of Zahir Pir near Liaquatpur are being evacuated to the Manchan embankment on boats and ferries.
Punjab Chief Minister received the affected families disembarking from boats during her visit to the area.
The chief minister commended the efforts of Rescue 1122 teams and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for the ongoing rescue and relief operations.
She directed the relevant authorities to make mandatory the use of life jackets and rings during all rescue and relief operations
She was briefed about the evacuation. The flooding has affected 35 villages on the outskirts of Liaquatpur, including Noorwala, Gul Muhammad Langah, Dera Fareedi and Chohan.
The chief minister was informed that 84,721 residents and approximately 43 square kilometres of land had been severely affected due to the ongoing floods.
Officials said that in order to support the flood victims, six relief camps, several medical camps, three boat-based clinics and 12 clinics-on-wheels had been set up.
They added that 12,604 people and 488 livestock had been evacuated from flood-hit suburban areas of Zahir Pir during the ongoing rescue and relief operations.
In the flood-affected areas of Gul Muhammad Langah, a total of 52 boats with rescue and police teams had been deployed to facilitate the relief efforts.
