Severe monsoon floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s Punjab province, claiming the lives of at least 33 people and displacing over 700,000 residents. According to News, heavy rainfall has affected nearly 2,200 villages, forcing mass evacuations across the region. Irfan Ali Kathia, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, described the current...
The flood situation in Punjab has deteriorated sharply, leaving eight districts severely affected as of Thursday, August 28. Torrential rains, dam releases, and breaches in embankments have submerged vast areas, prompting mass evacuations and large-scale rescue operations by state and central agencies. Officials have confirmed that at least three people have died in rain-related incidents....
A major rescue operation in Gurdaspur, Punjab, saved 381 students and 70 staff members stranded at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Daburi village after severe flooding inundated the campus. The incident occurred when water from the nearby Kiran nullah overflowed, submerging the school under four to five feet of water. Authorities revealed that the nullah had...
Pathankot: Heavy rains have lashed north India, including Punjab, for the past few days, creating a flood-like situation and severely disrupting normal life. In a daring operation, the Indian Army rescued 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians who had been stranded near Madhopur Headworks in Punjab since Tuesday. The rescue, carried out at 6 AM...