Over 1,400 villages across Punjab were inundated, and more than 3,71,475 acres of farmland were submerged, particularly in districts such as Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Ferozepur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Amritsar and Barnala. [17][18][19][20] The floods affected approximately 3.5 lakh residents in the state with more than 29 dead, [21][22] prompting large-scale evacuations, widespread disruption and school closures. [23][24] About 30 km of fencing along the zero line on the Indo-Pak international ... The Punjab government on Tuesday declared all 23 districts of the state flood -hit, as heavy rainfall and swollen rivers continued to wreak havoc, leaving 30 people dead so far, and affecting more ... The devastating floods in Punjab have claimed 29 lives so far, the maximum in Pathankot district, besides impacting the lives of more than 2.56 lakh people, officials said on Monday. Punjab is reeling under its worst floods since 1988, with all 23 districts officially declared flood -hit. According to the latest figures, 51 people have lost their lives in flood -related incidents. More than 3.87 lakh residents have been directly displaced, while nearly 20 lakh people across 2,050 ...
