Rescue 1122 evacuates 60 stranded citizens across flood-hit areas

RAWALPINDI, Sep 01 (APP):The Punjab Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122) evacuated 60 people from submerged areas across Rawalpindi on Tuesday, launching high-stakes rescue operations to pull residents and commuters stranded in flood waters to safety. Torrential rain prompted the rescue department to remain on high alert, with fully operational control room

Field teams executed rapid response interventions at multiple inundated sites, successfully rescuing 30 passengers trapped at Raheem Abad Bridge and evacuating eight individuals each from Kuri Road and Dhoke Kala Khan.

Usman Gujjar, Rescue 1122 media coordinator, told APP that a super-high alert had already been declared, along with the enforcement of Code Red, reflecting the team’s full operational readiness and preparedness.

He said emergency personnel safely shifted six women from Dar-ul-Aman to secure locations and rescued three persons from Dhoke Najjoo. Operations remain underway to rescue 12 people trapped in New Phaghwari, five individuals in Dhoke Najjoo, and a woman stranded inside a rickshaw on Band Khanna Road, while teams respond to reports of multiple residents trapped inside flooded homes in Arya Mohallah and road erosion incidents in Ganjmandi.

Directing citizens to observe strict precautions during the monsoon spell, Rescue 1122 Media Coordinator Muhammad Usman Gujjar urged parents to keep children away from Nullah Lai and electric poles.

Authorities advised motorists to reduce their speed, warned people against seeking shelter under dilapidated structures or crossing swollen streams, and urged travelers to avoid tourist destinations due to the risk of cloudbursts.

Rescue personnel remain stationed across Katarian, Gwalmandi, and other low-lying areas, directing the public to report all life-threatening situations immediately to the 1122 helpline.