India, Sept. 1 -- Floods have severely affected Punjab, with a total of 1,312 villages impacted across the state, revenue, rehabilitation and disaster management minister Hardeep Singh Mundian said on Sunday. Gurdaspur has suffered the most, with 324 villages affected, followed by Kapurthala with 123.

Other flood-affected districts include Amritsar (93 villages), Barnala (26), Bathinda (21), Fazilka (92), Ferozepur (107), Hoshiarpur (86), Jalandhar (55), Ludhiana (26), Mansa (77), Pathankot (81), Muktsar Sahib (74), and Tarn Taran (45), among others.

So far, at least 14,936 people have been evacuated from vulnerable areas to safer locations. District-wise rescue operations have saved thousands, including 5,456 in Gurdaspur, 3,265 in Fer...