Met Office forecasts fresh rain spell for upper, central parts of country from Aug 13-15
The upper and central parts of the country are set to receive a fresh spell of monsoon rains from August 13 to 15, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday. In an advisory, the Met Office said monsoon currents were penetrating the upper parts of the country along with a westerly wave. In Kashmir, it forecast rain accompanied by wind and thundershowers in Neelum Valley,…
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast a fresh spell of monsoon rains for the upper and central parts of Pakistan from August 13 to 15. These rains are expected to be accompanied by wind and thundershowers in various regions, including Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, and Sindh.
The Met Office has issued a warning of urban flooding in low-lying areas of major cities like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mardan, and Swabi, while also predicting the possibility of landslides in vulnerable areas of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported that 155 people have lost their lives and 460 have been injured in rain-related incidents during the current monsoon season.
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