According to media sources, Continuous rain in many parts of Punjab as well as in Himachal Pradesh has brought the Raavi, Beas and Satluj rivers in spate, causing flooding in many villages of Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and parts of Ferozepur in Punjab. Fazilka and Gurdaspur district administrations have sounded an alert and have advised residents of over 20 villages to move to safer places.
The Fazilka district administration used the public address system to issue the advisory asking women, children and the elderly to move to five relief camps set up near the border villages. The National Disaster Response Force, Border Security Force and the Army have been reportedly put on alert.
In Kapurthala’s Sultanpur Lodhi, over 20 villages are affected by the overflowing Beas river. The floodwaters of the Beas have caused damage in many villages of Mukerian subdivision in Hoshiarpur.
Keeping in view the prevailing situation, many schools in districts, including Fazilka, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Pathankot and Gurdaspur, will remain closed for today. The weather department has issued an Orange alert for today with rain in most parts of the state.
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