Catastrophic flooding has displaced nearly half a million people in Pakistan’s Punjab province after days of torrential monsoon rain swelled three major rivers. More than 2,300 villages have been inundated, affecting over 1.5 million residents, including parts of Lahore. In what authorities describe as the largest rescue effort in Punjab’s history, 481,000 people and 405,000 livestock have been evacuated using more than 800 boats and 1,300 rescue personnel. Over five hundred relief camps have been established to provide shelter and care for displaced families. The floods have killed at least thirty people, adding to the hundreds of lives lost during this year’s unusually heavy monsoon season. But with the rains continuing, authorities have warned that the crisis is far from over.