ISLAMABAD: Pakistani citizens have been experiencing heavy rainfalls since early July, which has brought relief from the scorching heat; however, due to the country’s poor infrastructure, continuous heavy rainfalls have caused flash floods.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, Flash floods are likely to be caused by heavy to very heavy rains in local nullahs/streams of Murree, Galliyat, Manshera, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Hill torrents of D.G Khan, Northeast Punjab, Kashmir, and Balochistan.
Additionally, Landslides/mudslides can result in the blocking of roads in the risk-prone hilly tracts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Heavy Rainfall can lead to urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Nowshera, and Peshawar. Caution is recommended for the public.
Windstorms can cause damage to loose structures such as electric poles, trees, vehicles, and solar panels etc. The public is warned to exercise caution.
