India, Sept. 7 -- The death toll from the ongoing floods in Punjab has risen to 51 as rescue and relief operations continue across the state. The latest fatalities include two people in Amritsar and one in Rupnagar districts. Five more deaths were reported after the release of the bulletin.

According to reports, a brother-sister duo drowned in a rain-fed rivulet at Kapurthala district's Ranipur village on Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Sandeep Kumar, 35, and Preeti, 27, of Uccha village in Jalandhar district. They were on their way to get medicines from a chemist shop when the mishap took place.

Police said as per eyewitnesses, the victims were riding a bicycle, which skidded off the bridge and fell into the swollen rivulet....