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Army Airlifts 25 From Punjab Flood Zone Hours Before Building Collapses

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered widespread flooding with sustained air and boat rescues across more than ten states.

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Overview

  • Indian Army Aviation helicopters evacuated 22 CRPF personnel and three civilians from near Madhopur Headworks at about 6 a.m., and the structure they left collapsed later the same day.
  • Punjab’s Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers have crossed danger marks, prompting helicopter and boat operations by NDRF and security forces.
  • Boats were deployed to reach people trapped in Amritsar’s Ajnala areas, according to Senior SP Maninder Singh.
  • District authorities ordered temporary school closures in several Punjab districts, and the state set up a central flood control centre in Jalandhar to coordinate relief.
  • Jammu logged about 380 mm of rain in 24 hours, breaking a 115-year mark, and a landslide near Vaishno Devi left 34 people dead according to reports.