Lahore, Sept. 13 -- The government of Pakistan is continuing evacuation efforts across central and south Punjab as exceptionally high flood levels persist between the Panjnad confluence of Chenab-Ravi-Sutlej and Guddu Barrage in Sindh.

The floods are creating a severe humanitarian crisis, inundating low-lying areas, displacing large populations, and destroying hundreds of acres of standing crops, reported Dawn News.

Residents of flood-hit areas are also facing widespread electricity and mobile service outages, leaving them cut off from authorities and relatives, while trapped by rising waters.

Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabil Javaid told Dawn that 97 people had lost their lives as Punjab faced the "biggest flood in history". According ...