Entire
neighborhoods abandoned.
The swell of a nearby river upending
thousands of lives.
Entering your home is now considered
trespassing.
But some try anyway.
>> This neighborhood in Lahore has been
completely inundated. beauty parlors,
shops, entrances completely blocked off.
You'll see some of the wires have
dropped very low. Some of them are in
the water now. The power, electricity
have been completely cut off to the
neighborhood.
A gated community is no protection.
Residents were promised a scenic view
and modern homes.
This is what their dream neighborhood
looks like now
in Punjab's capital. Temporary camps.
Sam is 9 months pregnant.
>> I'm worried about my pregnancy. We're in
the hands of God. Whatever God wills, I
don't know what the future will bring.
>> Not everyone has a bed to sleep on.
>> Do you feel like you have enough
resources?
>> Yes. Uh I believe personally no need no
big issue of the resources. The
government, public people, they have
very generosity attitude. And yet you
just said people are sleeping on the
floor.
>> Yes. Of one minute. That's true. We
can't provide each and everything like
the home they are getting. But minimum
they they need shelter. It's a makeshift
arrangements.
>> Away from the capital. A controlled
explosion.
An embankment near Jang collapses. Water
diverted from the city at the expense of
nearby farmland and settlements. The
government says all communities were
evacuated beforehand.
>> 1,700 villages have been flooded so far.
Families unsure when they can go home
and what they will come back to. Estee
Masheri BBC News.