US EditionKartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Flooded, Guru Granth Sahib Saroop Safe
Floodwaters from heavy monsoon rains and dam releases have submerged Kartarpur Corridor, stranding 200-300 people and forcing over 32,500 evacuations, officials said.
- On August 27, 2025, over 100 individuals, mainly staff members, found themselves trapped when rising waters from the Ravi River flooded the Kartarpur Corridor, including the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
- The flooding resulted from heavy rains and a surge in the Ravi River caused by excess water released from India's Pong Dam, which India had warned Pakistan about on humanitarian grounds.
- The entire Kartarpur Corridor complex, a 4.5-kilometer link between Pakistan and India housing the revered shrine, is almost completely submerged, with rescue operations underway using boats and helicopters.
- Officials reported the Ravi was flowing above its 150,000 cusec capacity at 155,000 cusecs at Kot Nain, with a red alert issued and over 250,000 people evacuated across Punjab due to rising flood risks.
- Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister, convened a urgent meeting to address the flood crisis, instructing improvements in early warning mechanisms while the military assists with rescue operations, relief distribution, and evacuations amid extensive flooding and crop losses in the area.
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Floods have worsened the situation in Punjab on both sides of India and Pakistan. From the Attari-Wagah border to the Kartarpur corridor, water has filled up, leaving thousands of people homeless and halting movement. Many villages have been submerged due to the breaking of the dam in Punjab, while more than 2 lakh people have been displaced in Pakistani Punjab. Monsoon rains have caused more than 800 deaths in Pakistan so far.
Ravi floodwater submerges Kartarpur corridor, enters gurdwara complex; Guru Granth Sahib safe
Delhi govt minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has confirmed that the “saroop” of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is safe, adding that eight people have been rescued from the gurudwara and sent to Narowal
·Mumbai, India
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