Pakistan's army on Friday (September 12) opened a breach in the Mohammad Wala dyke to divert water that was threatening to inundate Multan city and evacuated people out of flood-hit areas.<br/> <br />Both the Indian and Pakistan sides of the disputed Himalayan territory have been hit by extensive flooding since the Jhelum river, swollen by unusually heavy rain, surged last week.<br/> <br />The river flows from Indian Kashmir to the Pakistan side, then down into Pakistan's lower Indus river basin.<br/> <br />Military helicopters have evacuated thousands of people from the banks of the overflowing Chenab river.<br/> <br />Seven military helicopters were engaged in rescue work around Multan and Jhang, the military said in a statement. Troops have dropped more than 50 tons of rations around Punjab, and mobile medical teams are treating those affected by the floods.<br/> <br />Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told a cabinet session that the government was ready to "spend billions of rupees" on rehabilitation of the floo
