For days, farmers in the Indian state of Punjab watched the pounding monsoon rains fall and the rivers rise with mounting apprehension. By Wednesday, many woke to find their fears realised as the worst floods in more than three decades ravaged their farms and decimated their livelihoods. There is flood water everywhere now. Experts said that rapid deforestation and development along the waterways was only worsening the likelihood of floods in the area. Umar, a resident who moved to the development this year, said his home had been filled with five feet of river water.