At least six people have died, including four children, while a person was injured in the last 24 hours in rain-related incidents as strong slopes continue to open parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) on Monday said on Monday.
Last week, PDMA alerted the district administrations in KP about the possibility of floods due to a new torrential rain spell from July 11 to 17. Heavy rains and sudden floods have wreaked havoc in the province in June and will continue.
Pakistan experiences Monzonian rain from June to September of each year. Heavy rains also trigger mortal floods, landslides and displacements, particularly in vulnerable areas, poorly drained or densely populated.
In Bajaur, a woman died after the borderline wall of her house collapsed due to heavy rains and racing winds, according to the PDMA report, while in the Khyber district, two children were dragged into a sudden flood after heavy rains.
According to the report, 1122 rescue officials found the body of one of the children, adding that the efforts were underway to find the other missing child. Another child, who was injured after being hit by lightning, was taken to the hospital and is now in a stable condition.
In Kohat, a man died after the roof of his house collapsed, while two children. From seven and 12, he died as a result of a wall collapse in Malakand.
According to the report, a total of three houses were partially damaged due to rain and sudden floods. The PDMA has ordered the relevant administrations to provide immediate assistance to the afflicted families and remain in maximum alert in case of emergency.
According to KP PDMA spokesman, the authority was in contact with all the administrations and help agencies of the district. He added that the PDMA emergency operation center was fully functional and urged the public to inform any unpleasant incident in its 1700 aid line.
The PDMA, in its climate warning throughout the country, warned that there was a risk of flooding in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Muree, Galiat, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Swabi, Swabi, ATSHERA, MRANDA, ISlamabad/Rawalpindi, DG Khan, Nort Punjab, Balochistan and Kashmir, Kins.
According to the report, there was a risk of landslide due to rain in KP, Murree, Galiat, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, which can interrupt the traffic movement.
PDMA advised citizens to have caution, since damaged infrastructure could represent a threat to public safety.
Low areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Nowshera and Peshawar can also face flooding, according to the report.
In the last 24 hours, the highest rain was recorded in Punjab with Okara receiving 72 millimeters of rain, while Sahiwal registered 66 mm, Dera Ghazi Khan City 51 mm, Bahawalnagar 36 mm, kot addu 33mm, gujranwala 12mm, noorpur thal 27mm, karar (kar (kar) 22, Khanwala, Bhhanwaw, Bhanpur, Bhanpur, Bakkan, Bainpur 27mm, Karar (Karr (Karr) 23 mm, Murree 22, Khanwala 13, Bhanpur 13, Bhanpur, Bhanpur, Bhanpur, Bhanpur. 09, Islamabad (Bokra 9 mm, 7 mm mm, Saidpur 4 mm), Rawalpindi (Kachri 12 mm, Chaklala 6 mm, Perewadahi 7mm), Jhang 6 mm, Attock and Hafizabad 4mm, TT Singh and Sheikhupura 2 mm.
In KP, the maximum rain was recorded in Saidu Sharif at 28 mm, while the rest of the districts received: Mir Khani 20 mm, Kalam 17mm, Malam Jabba 15mm, Takht Bai 13 mm, dir 12 mm, Di Khan 14mm, Peshawar 13mm, Drosh 6 mm, kakul, Pattan, Cherrat 5mm, Balakot 3 mm, bannu 1mm.
In Kashmir, Rawalakot stood at 20 mm, while Kotli received 4 mm of rain and muzafcharabad received 3 mm.
Baluchistan recorded 13 mm in Khan bar, 9 mm in Zhob and 5 mm in Sibi. 11 mm of rain were recorded in Gilgit-Baltistan in Astore.
The climate in other parts of the country remained hot and humid. The maximum registered temperature was 43 degrees Celsius in Jacobabad, Rohri, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad in Sindh and Dalbandin in Baluchistan.
Heavy rain planned until July 17 throughout the country: PMD
Meanwhile, a heavy rain is predicted until July 17 throughout the country, according to a weather warning issued by the Pakistan Department of Meteorology (PMD).
According to the weather office, a low pressure area is currently in the northwest of Madhya Pradesh in India and it is likely to affect Pakistan, during the next 24 to 72 hours
“Under the influence of this meteorological system, the strong currents of the monsoon be expected to penetrate in the central and superior parts, while a wave of the west is also present in the upper parts of the country,” said the PMD.
Rain/storms storms with heavy falls dispersed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir of the night of July 14 to 17, while the storm of rain/storm winding is also expected in Gilgit-Baltist, with occasional gaps, are expected.
In KP, a rain/storm storm with heavy falls scattered in multiple districts, including Peshawar and Abbottabad, is expected to be expected.
“The storm of rain/storm winding with dispersed heavy falls” in Punjab, as well as the capital.
In Baluchistan, rain/storm storms with heavy falls dispersed in the northeast and southern parts of the province, including Quetta, until July 16.
For Sindh, the storm of the rain/storm of Thundershower in Tharparkar, Mirpur Khas, Sanghar, Sukkur, Larkana, Dadu, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Shaheed Benazirabad from July 14 to 16 with occasional lagoons are expected.
Light rain is also expected in Karachi, according to the notice.
The Advisory Stated Torrential Rains May Generate Flash Floods in local Nullahs and Streams of Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Hill Torrents of DG Khan, Northeast Punjab, Ajk and Parts de Baluchistan.
The PMD warned about urban floods in low areas of twin cities, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Khanewal, Finern, Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Vehari, Nowshera and Peshawar.
Earth landslides and landslides can cause road closures in the vulnerable mountain areas of KP, Murree, Galliyat, Ajk and GB, according to the notice. The torrential rain can damage the crops standing on Punjab, Kp and Kashmir
111 deaths related to the monsoon since the end of June: Ndma
Monzón’s rains have been related to more than 110 deaths, including dozens of children, since they arrived at the end of June, according to data from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
The data between June 26 and July 14 showed that electrocution was the main cause of deaths, followed by sudden floods. At the end of June, at least 13 tourists were dragged to death while they took refuge from sudden floods on a shore of the elevated river.
In its latest report, the NDMA said that 111 people, including 53 children, have been killed, with the largest number of deaths in Punjab.
