Major river overflows, threatening Pakistan city

By MUHAMMAD YOUSAFMUNEEZA NAQVI

Published September 10, 2014 7:56pm ET

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Major river overflows, threatening Pakistan city — In this photograph released by the Indian government's Ministry of Defense, a civilian is airlifted into an Indian air force chopper in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. Raging monsoon floods sweeping across India and Pakistan have killed more than 450 people, authorities said Tuesday, warning hundreds of thousands more to be prepared to flee their homes as helicopters and boats raced to save marooned victims. (AP Photo/Ministry of Defense) | AP

JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — Raging monsoon floods across India and Pakistan that have killed more than 450 people poured into the plains of eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, sending a major river over its banks and threatening to force hundreds of thousands from their homes.

The Chenab River overflowed early Wednesday, threatening the nearby Pakistani district of Jhang in the worst flooding in the region in years.

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