India, Sept. 1 -- Punjab is witnessing its worst floods in nearly four decades with 29 people having lost their lives in 12 worst-affected districts of the border state.

According to the data compiled by the Punjab government from August 1 to September 1, ever since rivers and rivulets started swelling due to heavy rain in the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, six people died in Pathankot district due to the swollen Ravi river, three each in Hoshiarpur, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Mansa, Rupnagar and Barnala districts.

The deluge claimed the lives of one person each in Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Patiala, Mohali and Sangrur districts.

Meanwhile, three people are missing in Pathankot district since the flash floods hit the area last wee...