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

At least 30 people died and were affected by more than 354,000 heavy rains and floods in Punjab state in northern India.

The authorities announced that all the provinces of 23 provinces were damaged by the floods, after the rivers and tanks were swollen to semi -Ductane levels.

About 20,000 people have been evacuated from low -affected areas, with hundreds of relief camps to provide shelter and basic facilities for affected families.

A young man to “stand by the state”, Punjab Prime Minister Bahjuant Man said this was the worst flood of the state since 1988.

Punjab is often referred to as “food basket” in India, which is a major source of agricultural production, especially from foodstuffs such as wheat and rice.

The government says that there are widespread damage to the crops on about 148,000 hectares of agricultural land, which were flooded underwater.

A quarter of the 30 million people depend on agriculture, which is immediately concerned about rural livelihoods.

The heavy rains of the water level in the Sutelig, Bees and Ravi rivers in the state caused dangerous levels, endangering hundreds of low areas. Several tanks have also been reported to be close to the full ability.

People who live on the banks of the Sutelig BBC have told that they keep vigilant at night levels to ensure their safety.

“The water is high. The dam leaks … wherever it is broken, we fix it with bags,” Jasfir Singh, a resident of the village of Sabra told BBC Punjabi.

Survival of multiple disasters, along with the Indian army and air and sea areas, helps in rescue operations. About 35 helicopters and more than 100 boats were pressed in the service.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Man toured the Fayrouzipur region, which was damaged by the floods on a boat. He said that the situation was dark and asked for money from the federal government to deal with the crisis.

The Flood Agency said that the floods are caused by repeated interactions between seasonal wind currents and weather systems such as Western turmoil.

This also brought unusually heavy rains to several other parts of northern India.

Through the Indian border, the floods were also destroyed Pakistan County PunjabThis affects about two million people in the past few weeks.

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