ISLAMABAD – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday warned of monsoon flash floods and urban flooding in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts.
Monsoon rains and thundershowers, as per NDMA’s Emergencies Operation Centre, are expected in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad, KP and central and northeastern Punjab from July 17 to 21 with occasional gaps which may result in flash flooding and urban flooding.
The warning comes against the backdrop of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) which on Monday said that all four provinces including the AJK and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) regions will experience new spells of rain-wind and thundershowers from under the influence of the weather system.
Furthermore, the NDMA in its statement has said that Swat, Mingora, Battagram, Mardan, Swabi, Haripur, Abbottabad, Kashmir, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala and Sialkot are likely to receive rain accumulation exceeding 50 millimetres under the monsoon spell.
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