Floods ravage Indian state killing 30 and submerging 1,400 villages

[ad_1] Abhishek Dey BBC Information, Delhi

<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/f3ec/live/042adc60-887e-11f0-b64e-85be952ebc72.jpg.webp" loading="eager" alt="AFP via Getty Images A man and a woman wade through floodwaters after the Ravi river overflowed following heavy rains in a village near Ajnala in Punjab, on August 30, 2025" class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/> AFP by way of Getty Photos Greater than 350,000 folks have been affected by the intense rains

At the very least 30 folks have died and greater than 354,000 have been affected by incessant heavy rains and floods within the north Indian state of Punjab.

Authorities have declared the entire state's 23 districts flood-hit, after rivers and reservoirs swelled to near-danger ranges.

Some 20,000 folks have been evacuated from low-lying and flood-affected areas, with a whole lot of reduction camps set as much as present shelter and important amenities to the affected households.

Interesting to the nation to "stand by the state", Punjab's Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann mentioned these have been the worst floods the state had seen since 1988.

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Punjab is also known as the "meals basket" of India and is a serious supply for agricultural manufacturing, notably of staples like wheat and rice.

The federal government says there was intensive crop injury on some 148,000 hectares of agricultural land, which has been submerged beneath water.

1 / 4 of Punjab's 30 million folks rely on agriculture, elevating rapid concern about rural livelihoods.

Torrential downpours have induced water degree within the state's Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers to rise to harmful ranges, placing a whole lot of low-lying areas in danger. Many reservoirs are additionally reported to be nearing full capability.

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A number of catastrophe response groups, together with the Indian military, airforce and the navy, are serving to with the rescue operations. Some 35 helicopters and extra than100 boats have been pressed into service.

On Tuesday, chief minister Mann toured the flood-hit Ferozepur district by boat. He mentioned the state of affairs was grim and sought funds from the federal authorities to cope with the disaster.

India's climate company mentioned the floods are being attributable to the repeated interactions between monsoon currents and climate programs like westerly disturbances.

This has additionally introduced unusually heavy rains to a number of different components of northern India, it mentioned.

Throughout the Indian border, floods have additionally devastated Pakistan's Punjab province, affecting some two million folks over the previous few weeks.