A dramatic rescue unfolded near the India-Pakistan border as an NDRF team saved four youngsters swept away by floodwater, clinging to a tree. Simultaneously, in Gurdaspur, around 400 students and staff were rescued from a flooded residential school. Heavy rainfall across Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh led to widespread flooding, prompting school closures and government relief efforts.
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