MUZAFFARGARH: Around 8,000 acre land has been inundated with floodwater from the Chenab river while more than 600 houses of farmers were damaged in the district, according to district administration data collected by revenue officials.

The water of the river had hit the areas mostly from Rangpur to Alipur tehsil in the district.

When the people went back to their places and water receded to some extent, 8,000 acres of landwas inundated and crops on more than 6,000 acres of land were damaged while 600 houses of people were hit by the flood.

No loss of life occurred in the district due to recently floods;however,eightpeople died in rain-related incidents, the district government claimed Deputy Commissioner Ali Annan Qamar said two people had died in roof collapse, four due to electric shots while two died in sewerage. He added that on the direction of the Punjab government, compensation to victim families would start soon.