Rain blurs line between India and Pakistan, border disappears

Torrential monsoon rains and subsequent flooding have inflicted serious damage on India’s border fence along the Pakistan frontier, officials and local residents on both sides report.

Initial assessments suggest that approximately 110 kilometres of the fence have been affected, with nearly 90 Border Security Force (BSF) posts submerged. Once visible as a continuous line of light from the air at night, the lighting along the fence has gone dark in numerous stretches due to damage or submersion.

According to local resident Gurwinder Singh, citing Indian authorities, the flooding resulted from the sudden release of water from the Thien Dam, along with surges from the Tawi River. “Of the affected sections, 80 kilometres lie in the Punjab sector and another 30 in parts of Jammu,” he said.

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