Officials say rescuers in eastern Pakistan have evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions.

Pakistan said on Tuesday its Punjab region, including the second largest city of Lahore, faced a "very high to exceptionally high" danger of flooding due to a combination of heavy rains and India's decision to release waters from two dams.

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says India has issued an alert about possible cross-border flooding after heavy monsoon rains in the South Asian region