Section 144 enforced, banning swimming in rivers, dams for three months

All departments concerned directed to finalise strategy to deal with any emergency

ISPR says army contingents assisting civil administration in rescue, relief efforts

Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej rivers said to be flowing normally

Downpours severely affect the lives of hundreds of thousands, while major rivers are in danger of bursting their banks

Parts of India's west coast received up to 594 mm of rainfall over 24 hours

Tens of thousands of people evacuated as officials raise the death toll to 33 people

Rescue workers search flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors

Entire communities lay in ruins after swollen rivers swept through towns and villages

Administration cancels leaves of staff of all relevant departments to deal with the threat