PMD Warned of Another Spell of Heavy Monsoon Rains in Pakistan from Today

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning. It said that another spell of heavy monsoon rains is expected to start from August 29 till September 2.

Torrential monsoon alert in Pakistan:

Recently, Pakistan has been facing severe floods due to torrential monsoon rains. Many areas and cities in the country are completely drenched in the flood. Many reports show that the flood brings casualties and damage to the properties of the people.

The Meteorological Department said that strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are expected to enter the upper parts of the country from August 29. A westerly wave is also expected to enter the upper and the central parts of the country from August 30.

The PMD said that such a condition can be fatal for the country as it brings heavy rainfall in the country, especially “at times very heavy with thunder and lightning” in Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawa­lakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, and Mirpur from August 29 to September 2.

However, certain regions can face rain-wind but with occasional gaps from August 30 to September 1. These regions include the Diamer, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, and Shigar districts.

Weather forecast in provinces:

In KPK, Dir, Chitral, Swat, Koh­istan, Shangla, Battagram, Mans­ehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Buner, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Kohat, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Waziristan, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan are likely to face isolated heavy falls from August 29 to September 1.

In Punjab, rain is expected with occasional gaps in Islamabad/Rawa­lpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Att­ock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bah­a­­uddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Haf­izabad, Wazirabad, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Faisalabad, and Sahiwal from August 29 to September 2.

In an official statement by the PMD, “Rain-wind/thundershower (with isolated heavy falls) is also likely in D.G. Khan, Bhakkar, Lay­yah, Multan, Bahawalpur, Baha­w­a­lnagar, Rajanpur and Rahimyar Khan from August 29 (night) to Se­­­p­­t­ember 2.” 

In Sindh, Mithi, Tharparkar, Sukkur, Lar­kana, Jacobabad, Dadu, and Umer Kot may face rains from August 30-31 with occasional gaps. In Balochistan, rain is expected in Barkhan, Mus­­­akhel, Loralai, Sibi, Zhob, Ka­­­lat, and Khuzdar from August 30 to September 1 with occasional gaps.

PMD warning:

PMD warned that the severe high alert in these areas may cause flash floods in Kashmir and hilly areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Landslides may cause the closure of the roads in the hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Murree, Galiyat, and Kashmir. 

An urban flooding warning is issued in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Nowshera, and Mardan from August 29(night) to September 1.