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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 ... Punjab floods LIVE UPDATES: Indian Army swings into action, deploys heavy-duty amphibious vehicles for rescue operation Incessant rainfalls in Punjab have raise alarming concerns putting border districts on the edge, including Amritsar, Pathankot, Gurdaspur among severely affected. Another spell of heavy rain has compounded the flood situation in Punjab , which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 37 lives lost so far. 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 ...
