Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that torrential rains may cause flash floods, urban flooding and landslides in the vulnerable areas during the period of July 5-7. Torrential rains will cause flash floods in local nullahs/streams of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Dir, Swat, Kashmir and hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan from July 05-07. Heavy rains may cause urban flooding in Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Narowal, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar during the period, the PMD said. Landslides may disrupt roads at the vulnerable points of hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. According to the synoptic situation, strong monsoon currents from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal were penetrating upper/central parts of the country.

A westerly wave was also affecting upper parts of the country. Rain-wind/thundershower with isolated heavy falls is expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Islamabad, Upper/Central Punjab, northeast Balochistan and Kashmir. Rain-wind/thundershower is also likely at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab. During the last 24 hours, hot and very humid weather prevailed over most parts of the country. However, rain-wind/thundershower occurred in Islamabad, Pothohar region, northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Barkhan. Nokundi and Dalbandin remained the hottest places in the country on Thursday with temperature surging up to 49 degrees Celsius.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan