LAHORE: River Indus was in high flood at Guddu, Sukkur and Kotri and river Kabul in low flood at Nowshera on Saturday.
The level in river Sutlej at Ganda Singhwala was 18.9ft (55,000 cusecs) and was expected to rise to 19.5ft (56,000 to 63,000 cusecs) in the next 24 hours.
River Indus was in medium flood at Taunsa and in low flood at Chashma and Kalabagh.
The Flood Forecasting Divisions (FFD) said moist current was penetrating upper parts of the country and gave rain in some cities in league with a shallow westerly wave.
Sialkot received 41mm of rain, Islamabad (Golra 35mm, Zero Point 29mm, Saidpur 27mm, Airport 21mm, Bokra 20mm, Shamsabad 17mm, Marala 34mm, Mangla 26mm, Tarbela 14mm, Gujrat 13mm, Rawalakot 9mm, Kotli and Murree 5mm (each).
It forecast moderate rainfall activity with isolated heavy falls over the upper catchments of rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Sutlej and Ravi along with Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Lahore, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar divisions in the next 24 hours.
Isolated thundershowers were expected over Northeast Balochistan and upper catchments of river Indus and Bahawalpur division.
The swelling Sutlej is threatening dozens of villages and hamlets, while thousand of acres of land with standing crops and vegetables had already been inundated, our Kasur correspondent adds.
The villages facing immediate flood threat include Hakowala, Nagar, Gati Kalanger, Maboki, Bhikhiwind, Sahjra, Ratnaywala, Chanda Singh, Mastayki and Bangla Desh.
The floodwater has entered the primary school at Bhikhiwind village.
Rescue 1122 had so far transported some 10,000 people across the Sutlej.
According to sources, the district administration may start evacuation from the threatened villages on Monday. In this connection announcements have already been made through mosques in these villages.