Major river overflows, threatening Pakistan city
Source: AP-EXCITE
By MUHAMMAD YOUSAF and MUNEEZA NAQVI
JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — A massive flood across India and Pakistan that's killed more than 450 people poured into the surrounding plains Wednesday, sending a major river over its banks and threatening hundreds of thousands more.
The Chenab River overflowed early Wednesday, threatening the nearby Pakistani district of Jhang. Already, officials have said that could force nearly 700,000 people there from their homes in the worst flood in the region in years.
Survivor Haleema Bibi, 65, sobbed as she climbed out of a boat in the district in the eastern Punjab province. Her granddaughter was to be married in the coming days but the floodwaters swept her dowry away. She appealed to the rescuers to go back to the village, saying her grandson was stranded there.
"I have lost everything," Bibi cried out.
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Indian tourists rescued from flooded areas rush towards a waiting air force helicopter as Indian army soldiers try to restrain them in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept.10, 2014. Raging monsoon floods sweeping across India and Pakistan have killed more than 440 people, authorities said Tuesday, warning hundreds of thousands more to be prepared to flee their homes as helicopters and boats raced to save marooned victims.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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