First train brings Muzaffargarh affectees to Multan

Updated at: 1504 PST,  Monday, August 09, 2010  MULTAN: The administration of Muzaffargarh issued warning for city’s evacuation, as water in city’s Ring Canal surged to a dangerous level, Geo News reported Monday. The first train brought the affectees of Muzaffargarh to Multan. Earlier today in Muzaffargarh, the announcements were made from mosques urging the residents to evacuate the area. People in large number comprising women, children and the elderly came out on roads with the necessary goods and set out towards safe locations including Multan. A large portion of these affectees consists of the ones who arrived here from flood-bogged down South Punjab areas including Layyah, Gujrat and Kot Addu; but, the devastations followed in their footsteps forcing them to leave their area once again. Banks are closed in the city. Petrol and diesel have run short giving rise to people’s hardships.