Chandigarh– Punjab is grappling with severe flooding and damage after days of relentless rainfall left towns and villages submerged, homes destroyed, and roads washed away. Thousands of families have been forced to abandon their houses, while emergency services struggle to manage the crisis.
In Ferozepur Cantonment’s Wazire Wali locality, the collapse of a residential roof injured five members of a family, including three children. Neighbors rushed to rescue those trapped under the debris, and all injured were later hospitalized.
A similar tragedy struck Pind Saran village in Ajnala, where the roof of a house belonging to a poor family caved in. Three people, including a four-year-old girl, sustained injuries. They were treated and discharged, but their home remains dangerously unstable.
Meanwhile, rising levels of the Sutlej river forced residents of Pind Sabhra in Tarn Taran to evacuate. Many families are now living in makeshift tents, struggling with food shortages, lack of drinking water, and sanitation challenges.
Infrastructure damage has also mounted. In Chintpurni, Hoshiarpur, a stretch of the national highway linking Punjab with Himachal Pradesh was washed away, disrupting movement of goods and people between the two states. Restoration work is underway to reopen the crucial route.
The Meteorological Department has issued red and orange alerts for several districts, cautioning of more downpours in the coming days. Schools have been shut in Pathankot, Fazilka, and Hoshiarpur as a safety measure.
Authorities remain on high alert as Punjab continues to reel under the twin threats of floods and structural damage, with relief efforts being scaled up to prevent further loss of life.
