Lahore, 6 August 2024 (TDI): The next 24 hours are expected to have more rainfall, windstorms, and thundershowers to Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, south and upper Punjab, the Pothohar region, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Certain isolated locations in upper Sindh, higher Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeastern Punjab, the Pothohar region, and Kashmir are likely to experience heavy rainfall.
Strong monsoon flows continuously entered the country’s higher regions from the Arabian Sea in its central and southern regions did so in accordance with the synoptic conditions.
In hilly areas of Dera Ghazi Khan, Zhob, Barkhan, Musa Khel, Loralai, Sibbi, Harnai, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Jhal Magsi, Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella, Awaran, Kech, Panjgur, Jacobabad, Qamber Shahdad Kot, Larkana, Dadu, Jamshoro, Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Gujrat, and Kashmir may experience flash flooding as a result of torrential rains.
In low-lying regions of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Shikarpur, and Khairpur, there is a risk of urban flooding due to heavy rainfall.
During the rainy season, landslides may force road closures in the hilly, vulnerable regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
