Visuals from the site showed the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara almost fully inundated. The Kartarpur Corridor connecting the shrine to India is also flooded.
Today Morning Guruduwara Kartarpur Sahib is under water after heavy rainfall and flood around Narowal.
Prayers ????????????@pmln_org#FloodAlert #Floodrelief #PunjabFloods2025 #Narowal pic.twitter.com/7l8NstE5BQ– Vishal Anand (@Visalanand93) August 27, 2025
In a post on X, the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, said, “On the directive of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the PDMA Punjab has provided additional rescue relief equipment for Narowal.”
On the direction of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PDMA Punjab provided more rescue relief equipment for Narowal. pic.twitter.com/3vmB36u3ce
— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) August 27, 2025
It also announced that Punjab is facing a flood situation due to extremely high water levels in the Ravi, Chenab and Satluj rivers.
“At Kot Naina on the Ravi River, 230,000 cusecs of water are entering. From which 229,000 cusecs from Siphon, 72,000 cusecs, and from Shahdara, 71,000 cusecs of water are passing. The flow of water at Head Marala in the Chenab River has reached 922,000 cusecs. In the Ravi River today, the water surge from Shahdara will pass up to 150,000 cusecs,” it added.
Punjab flood situation
The River Ravi Chenab and Sutlej have a high -level flood situation.
Due to the rains in the upper regions, rivers’ water increased.
The River Ravi is entering 2 million 30,000 cusecs from the site of Kot Nina.
2,29,000 siphons from Jasr … pic.twitter.com/xSAvhWHiOm
— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) August 27, 2025
Heavy rainfall in the country has prompted authorities to evacuate over 200,000 people from flood-prone areas. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan issued a warning about rising water levels in the Sutlej River and potential flooding.
According to ARY News, officials have announced that schools in the flood-hit district of Punjab province will be closed for an indefinite period. All public and private schools in Sialkot, Narowal, Gujarat, and Pasrur will be closed beginning August 27 until further notice, officials said.
On the Indian side, a breach in the Dhussi embankment near Dera Baba Nanak has submerged several villages in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, allowing water from the Ravi River to flood thousands of acres of farmland and homes.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced all schools in the state will be closed from August 27 to 30 as IMD has predicted heavy rains.
