India, Aug. 27 -- Heavy rainfall in Pakistan has led to severe flooding at the Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib, which falls in Narowal, about 4.5 kilometres from the international border. Visuals showed Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara almost completely submerged in floodwater.

The Kartarpur Corridor was also seen inundated with water. The Kartarpur Corridor provides a visa-free passage, facilitating access to this historic Sikh shrine.

Heavy rainfall in Pakistan has prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of people to safer areas after India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions. Earlier, New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding.

Nearly two lakh people were evacuated fr...