'Significant' flood in River Chenab forecast

13 Aug, 2010

River Chenab at Marala is likely to attain a high flood, ranging between 200,000 to 250,000 cusecs, during 1400 PST of 12-08-2010 to 0600 PST of 13-08-2010, Flood Warning Centre (FWC) on Thursday. It said this high flood ranging is expected in River Chenab at Khanki. As a result, the low-lying areas of Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Mandibahauddin districts around the riverbed may be inundated.
FWC advised all the concerned authorities to take precautionary measures, in this regard, to avoid loss of lives and property.

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