{
  "id": 627208,
  "title": "Flooding in Baein drain submerges villages, roads in Narowal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/flooding-in-baein-drain-submerges-villages-roads-in-narowal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T03:36:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022239/flooding-in-baein-drain-submerges-villages-roads-in-narowal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Narowal/Lahore: Torrential rains upstream in India and India-held Kashmir have triggered significant flooding in the Baein rainwater drain, causing villages, roads, and vast agricultural land to be submerged. The Baein drain, designed to handle 6,000 cusecs, has reached an unprecedented 7,720 cusecs. This flood entered the Shakargarh tehsil from India-held Kashmir, causing devastating effects on nearby villages. Citizens have been struggling to cross the Baein drain using private boats due to the high water levels. Narowal Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Tayyab Khan reported that storm water drains and the River Ravi's levels are also rising. A control room and relief camps have been set up to assist affected citizens, providing them with shelter, food, medicines, and fodder for their animals. The Narowal Rescue 1122 district emergency officer mentioned an incident where a tractor-trolley driver, Muhammad Shahid, was rescued from the Baein nullah after a two-hour ordeal. Despite the water receding at most monitored points, various storm water nullahs still flow at medium levels. The Flood Forecasting Division predicts that no significant inflow increase is expected within the next 24 hours, though low flood levels could still occur at major river gauging stations on the Ravi and Chenab rivers over the following week.",
  "summary": "NAROWAL/LAHORE: Several villages, roads and thousands of acres of agricultural land have been submerged after flooding in the Baein rainwater drain while levels in the River Ravi and Nullah Dek are also rapidly rising. As per details, the flooding was caused by the heavy rains upstream in India and India-held Kashmir a day earlier, resulting in water levels in drains and the Ravi continuously…",
  "key_points": [
    "Torrential rains upstream in India trigger flooding in Baein rainwater drain.",
    "Baein drain reaches 7,720 cusecs, submerging villages, roads, and farmland.",
    "Narowal Deputy Commissioner and rescue teams provide aid to affected citizens."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The unexpected surge in the Baein drain's water level has turned life upside down for villagers and commuters in Narowal, straining local resources and prompting a relief response from authorities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}