Punjab government has started the evacuation of residents from vulnerable areas of Dera Ghazi Khan.
This step has been taken after the National Disaster Management Authority issued a flood warning due to heavy rains in DG Khan Division.
Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal chaired an important meeting in Lahore to review the arrangements for dealing with possible flooding.
The meeting decided to deploy mobile teams of the departments of health, livestock and volunteers of Civil Defense in Dera Ghazi Khan division.
The Chief Secretary directed the concerned authorities to immediately identify the areas likely to be hit by hill torrents.
Source: Radio Pakistan