The flooding in Punjab is limited to the muddy marshy strips of land that sit next to the rivers, also known more technically, as riverine or katcha areas.

“In the katcha areas, every house has its own boat, every year the same type of flood situation occurs," said a local resident. So far no damage has been reported in settled areas.

The Kacha area in Pakistan refers to the riverine settlements established along the River Indus. These settlements span all the way from Kot Mithan in south Punjab to the coastal areas in Thatta in Sindh. These areas, year after year, are faced with medium to high-level flooding. This year, they are drowning yet again.

Katcha areas in Layyah, Kot Addu, Taunsa Sharif, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur are among the worst affected. Thousands of people residing on

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