Water levels in the Indus River surged to dangerous levels on Sunday as heavy flows from Punjab entered Sindh, triggering a high flood at Guddu Barrage.

According to officials, inflow at Guddu stood at 612,269 cusecs while outflow was recorded at 582,942 cusecs.

Authorities issued warnings to residents in low-lying areas to shift to safer locations.

Vast stretches of farmland have been inundated, damaging thousands of acres of crops, while several riverine villages near Kandhkot were reported to be underwater.

Pakistan Navy’s emergency response teams, equipped with hovercraft, rescue boats, and divers, have been deployed to Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur, and Shikarpur to assist in relief efforts.

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon confirmed that the Indus River remains in high flood at Guddu Barrage and in medium flood at Sukkur Barrage, with rescue and relief operations continuing across the province.

He reported inflows and outflows of 402,919 cusecs at Panjnad, 612,269 and 582,942 cusecs at Guddu, 488,820 and 438,390 cusecs at Sukkur, and 274,129 and 261,399 cusecs at Kotri Barrage.

Over the last 24 hours, 5,269 people were relocated to safety, bringing the total number of evacuees to 163,364.

Another 252 residents from riverine areas were shifted to relief camps, where 469 people are currently housed.

The provincial government has set up 177 fixed and mobile health sites, treating 6,596 patients in the past day and 84,118 in total.

Livestock relocation also continued, with 11,569 animals moved in 24 hours, raising the total to 438,835.

Veterinary teams treated or vaccinated 51,308 animals in the past day, for a total of 1,232,223.

Memon said close monitoring of all barrages and round-the-clock medical and relief support will continue.