Battling its worst floods in decades, Punjab has been impacted by nature’s fury with the deluge claiming 30 lives and impacting more than 3.5 lakh people as the governor and the chief minister visited some of the affected areas on Tuesday. According to the bulletin issued on Tuesday, all 23 districts of the state have been declared as hit by the floods.

A total of 1400 villages have been declared as affected, impacting 3,54,626 people so far, with the deluge claiming 30 lives in 12 districts. Pathankot has reported the highest death toll of six. Nearly 20,000 people have so far been evacuated from the flood-hit areas. Punjab is battling one of the worst floods since 1988.

Following heavy rainfall, an alert has been sounded in Rupnagar and Patiala districts, urging people to remain vigilant, while all schools, colleges and universities have been closed till September 7.