PMD issues alert as monsoon rains raise risk of flash floods

 

PMD issues alert as monsoon rains raise risk of flash floods

  



The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a nationwide alert as heavy monsoon rains are expected to hit various regions of the country tonight and Monday, raising concerns over flash floods, landslides, and urban flooding.

According to the PMD, strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, along with a westerly wave, are likely to affect the upper and central parts of the country.

As a result, heavy rainfall is forecast in Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, northeastern Punjab, hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan, and parts of Balochistan.

The department warned that the intense rainfall may cause flash flooding in local streams and nullahs, particularly in hilly areas.

























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