{
  "id": 4978893,
  "title": "Heavy rain batters twin cities, schools closed in Rawalpindi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/heavy-rain-batters-twin-cities-schools-closed-in-rawalpindi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T01:02:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546686/heavy-rain-batters-twin-cities-schools-closed-in-rawalpindi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Torrential rain that began in the early hours of Tuesday caused widespread urban flooding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting traffic and prompting authorities to put emergency services on high alert. According to the Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner Captain (retd) Nadeem Nasir, around 200 millimetres of rain had been recorded in Rawalpindi, with the […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Heavy rain throws Islamabad, Rawalpindi into chaos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/heavy-rain-throws-islamabad-rawalpindi-into-chaos",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:35:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}