. >>> pakistan's army breached a dyke to divert water threatening to overrun a punjabi city. helicopter crews dropped supplies for more than a million people that have been displaced. 264 people have died. the prime minister said the government would spend billions to rehabilitate the region. let's go live to kamal hyder, joining us from multan. the authorities warned that mule fan is under threat from the rising waters, what is done to protect the city? >> well, as you mentioned, the authorities have been blowing up tern ticks to reduce the pressure of the flow towards mul tan. we were able to see thousands of people on the move, moving out of those villages. as you see behind me, what looks like a river was dry land with several hundred villages along the area, and those veil ikes are under severe threat because the waters are rising dangerously, and rescue efforts are under way, in full swing. tas a major disaster, and the authorities don't have the resources to help tens of thousands of people stubbling in the villages, in the punjab region, all the way from mul tan. we s

. >> pakistan's army is taking drastic action to save the punjabi city. kamal hyder is there for us now. thousands have been affected. tell us where you are and what is happening there. >> right now i'm about 8km away from the city. yesterday when we came to this location it was part dry. there was farmlands, orchards in the distance, and we see the villages surrounded by water. it is taking a considerable effort to get the people strapped inside the houses or on the rooftops out of the area by boat or helicopters. the military is active. they've breached several dykes to relieve the pressure on the city. here on this high ground where i'm standing, it's an emergency situation. it's a place where all the villages are seeking protection we have seen self houses collapse. this particular flood is not going anywhere by the looks it of, and despite attempts by the military to divert the water, it appears the water is rising. in the past few hours, we've been able to meet people affected by the floods. >> reporter: people on the move. as the waters flow in from