Bahawalnagar bears Sutlej flood's brunt.

BAHAWALNAGAR -- The flood situation aggravated in Bahawalnagar as one person was killed on Monday for building a floodwall to keep out the water, while the displaced families complained of lack of facilities at the relief camps set up by the authorities concerned in the district.

The high flood in the Sutlej river washed away levees, and villages at several places, displacing more than 162,257 people. Officials said that 153,231 acres of land with standing crops was under water, while the rescuers evacuation more than 10,500 villagers and 1,809 cattle heads to safety.

The water level in Sutlej river has reached "extremely high level" in Bahawalnagar, officials said. The floodwater entered 90 villages along the river bank. Amid a tense situation, a young man was killed and another injured in a dispute over construction of a levee.

The flood in Sutlej river started from August 17, after India...