Punjab Flood Crisis: 2.56 Lakh Displaced, 29 Dead As Torrential Rains Ravage 12 Districts
2.56 lakh people displaced, 29 lives lost. Punjab is facing one of its worst flood disasters in decades, triggered by heavy rainfall in Twelve districts, including Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, and Amritsar, have been severely affected. Relief and rescue operations are ongoing at full scale, led by the NDRF, Army, BSF, Punjab Police, and local authorities, with thousands evacuated and housed in relief camps. All colleges and schools in punjab have been shut amid incessant rains and floods in the state...Acres of agricultural land have been damaged.
