Topic: Flash floods

Punjab CM Bhagwant Man said relief-&-rescue operations are going on in the flood-hit areas with gazetted officers in every marooned village to monitor the situation.

The updated nowcast suggests moderate to intense spells of rain in these regions over the next three hours, posing risks of flash floods, landslides, and waterlogging.

The Congress leader requested the PM in Lok Sabha to announce a special relief package for those affected by the recent flash floods in J&K, Himachal, Punjab & Uttarakhand.

The landslide struck Tarseen village Sunday after a week of heavy rainfall, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said in a statement with several residents still stranded or trapped.

The Home Minister will also oversee an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas of Jammu following a devastating landslide on 26 August.

According to the defence ministry, the Indian Air Force has intensified flood relief & rescue operations in northern India due to increasing floods with a primary focus on Jammu and Punjab regions.

The death toll in the natural calamity that struck the last motorable village en route to the Machail Mata temple on August 14 during the yatra stands at 65.

Pakistan’s NDMA reports 657 people, including 392 men, have died and 929 have been injured in rain-related incidents across the country since June 26.

The intense rain has claimed lives and spread destruction in several northern districts, with most people killed in flash floods. In hilly areas, the rains caused flash floods as well as mud and rock slides that washed away houses, buildings, vehicles and belongings.

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