Kapurthala, Sept. 8 -- The Beas River continued to wreak havoc in Kapurthala district after an 8-km-long advance embankment, built by farmers to protect nearly 5,000 acres of agricultural land, developed cracks under the pressure of strong currents on Sunday.

Punjab is facing its worst floods in nearly four decades due to swollen rivers, including the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi, caused by heavy rainfall in their catchment area in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. At least 51 people have been killed in various rain-related incidents across the state during the current monsoon season.

The embankment, constructed by villagers of Kharijpur after the 2023 floods, had been manned round-the-clock for the past 55 days. But with the Beas now flow...