The floods in Kalabagh and Punjab Chashma in the Indo River reached a “middle” level on Friday, which caused the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) to issue a high -level flood warning for both points, since water flows increased due to heavy monsoon rains.
Rescue operations continued in Punjab after recent mortal rains wreaked havoc and charged at least 63 lives throughout the province. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has predicted that five more rain spells are expected in the coming days, which leads to the increase in water levels, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
The next spell is expected to begin from July 21 and the last until July 28, while the fifth is expected in the first week of August, the sixth in the second week of August and the seventh in its third week.
“The water flow in the rivers is increasing due to the rains of the monsoon and the glacial fusion,” said a statement issued by PDMA spokesman.
According to the data published by the Flood Flood Division of the Met Office at 4 PM, there was a medium level flood in Kalabagh and Chashma Barge with water entrance and exit in the first, and the increase in flows in the second.
There was a low level flood in the Tarbela dam, as well as in the Guddu and Sukkur barriers in Sindh, from 12 pm while the water inlets and the outputs fell into Tarbela and Guddu, they were climbing in Sukkur.
In view of the situation, the PDMA issued a warning for an expected high -level flood in Kalabagh and Chashma during the next 24 hours.
“Activate flood monitoring and early warning systems,” the notice said. He also ordered the authorities to strengthen embankments, establish relief camps and doctors, as well as essential reserve foods and foods.
According to the NDMA website, 15 people have died throughout the country in the last 24 hours as a result of the rains, while 53 have been injured. Eleven of these deaths were reported by Punjab.
Since June 26, 193 people have lost their lives in rain -related incidents throughout the country and another 544 have been injured, according to the website data.
Most victims were recorded in Punjab, the most populous province in the country, with 114 deaths and 437 injuries. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 40 deaths, Sindh 21, Baluchistan 16 and one death in Kashmir and Islamabad azad.
In a statement, the PDMA urged residents who live with the rivers to evacuate the areas with their cattle. “The Punjab government will completely take care of you and your cattle,” said the general director of PDMA, Irfan Ali Kathia.
Alerts were issued to the commissioners of Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan, as well as the attachments of Mianwali, Layyah, Bhakkar, Kot Addu, Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh.
He directed the local administration, the agricultural, health, wildlife, livestock and transport departments, and rescue 1122 to remain alert and be fully prepared. The PDMA emphasized to guarantee a wide fuel broth for rescue operations.
The flood level in Kalabagh has been moderate since at least 6 am, according to data issued by the PDMA today.
In a statement, the authority said that the water levels in the Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej rivers were normal, as well as those of the Dera Ghazi Khan irrigation system.
“The water level in Mangla DAM is 47 percent and 79 % in Tarbela, while water levels in Indian dams in Sutlej, Beas and Ravi are up to 36 %,” said the statement.
The rains continue in Lahore
Meanwhile, the rains continued in Lahore, with the city registering up to 111 mm of rain in Nakhuda Chowk, according to the water and sanitation agency (WASA).
From 12:20 pm at 3:10 pm, the city received an average of 24 mm of rain. Tajpura recorded 55 mm of rain, Mughalpura 45 mm, Pani Wala Talab 35 mm, Farrukhabad 33 mm, Lakhshmi Chowk and Nishtar Town witnessed 21 mm each and the city of Johaha received 19 mm of rain.
Upper Mall, Gulberg, Jail Road, Iqbal Town, Gulan-I-Ravi, Samanabad and Qurtaba Chowk recorded 10 mm or less rain, while the airport area did not receive any.
Yesterday, section 144 was imposed on Punjab along with an emergency state in several districts, since heavy rains triggered floods and left dead dozens.
The intensity of this year’s monsoon “is 60-70 percent higher than last year, and averaging 65 percent more than anticipated throughout the region”, the president of the NDMA, the gen gen Haider gene, was summoned by Application.
Commissioner Vice President Syed Musa Raza, in a statement, ordered the Lahore electricity supply company to guarantee an uninterrupted energy supply. He advised citizens to avoid cables and electrical posts, as well as areas where water accumulates.
The managing director of Wasa, Ghufran Ahmed, and Vice President Chaudhry Shahbaz Ahmad visited several low areas of Lahore, including Nakhuda Chowk, Bhaati Gate, Circular Road, Akbari Gate, Delhi Gate and Kotwali.
The senior WASA officials were informed about water drainage operations, said an agency statement. Ghufran ordered the equipment to accelerate their efforts and make sure that the machinery was completely functional.
More than 1,000 rescued along the Potohar’s plateau: Pdma
Amid the current situation, the DG PDMA ordered the administration to remain on a maximum alert.
“The PDMA control room and the district emergency operating centers are monitoring the situation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” said DG Kathia in a statement, urging the public to take the necessary caution measures, avoid unnecessary trips and stay away from the cables and electrical posts.
Detailing the rescue efforts of the PDMA in a statement, he said that “more than 1,000 people were rescued along the Potohar plateau, including 398 citizens in Jhelum, 209 in Chakwal and 450 in Rawalpindi.”
“It has not yet been informed of loss of lives because anyone is trapped in the water of the flood,” Kathia said.
The personnel of the District and Army Administration of Pakistan participated in rescue operations, he added. Citizens were evacuated through helicopters in many areas where rescue boats could not reach.
DG PDMA emphasized that “it is predicted that monsoon rains will be more than usual this year”, promising that all resources would be used to protect citizens.
Separately, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Farooq Ahmad, Punjab Rescue 1122 detailed the victims and damage that occurred due to the recent rains of the monsoon since June 25.
The 1122 rescue declared that most victims occurred in collapse incidents of the house, 351 since June 25, due to ruined buildings. It registered 61 traffic accidents, 22 electrocutions and four incidents of rays, among others.
According to the statement, 15,000 rescue personnel were on a maximum alert in Punjab with 800 ships.
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.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the NDMA and the climatic and planning ministers that involve the provinces for a comprehensive disaster management plan based on the lessons learned from the devastating rains and the cloudburst events.
The rains of the expected generalized monsoon in KP from July 20 to 25: Mapcice Map
Another spell of monsorship accompanied by wind and turtles in most Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the night of July 20 to July 25, according to the Department of Meteorology of Pakistan (PMD).
According to the Regional Meteorological Office of Peshawar, a new Monzonic Meteorological System is expected to enter the province during that period. It is likely that the system intensifies even more by an incoming wave of the west, which can result in generalized rains, thunderstorms and winds strolled in multiple districts.
The Areas Likely to Be Affected Include Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Chitral (Upper & Lower), Dir (Upper & Lower), Swat, Buner, Malakand, Battagram, Shangla, Kohistan (Upper & Lower), Kolai Pallas Kohistan, Torghar, Peshawar, Marda, Marda, Marda, Marda, Marda Swabi, Nowshera, Charsadda, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, Kohat, Hagu, Bannu, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, and Waziristan Norte and South (upper and lower).
The Provincial Authority of Disaster Management (PDMA) warned that rains can include scattered and very heavy downpours in some areas, along with rays and strong winds, which can represent risks of urban floods, landslides of land in mountainous terrain and interruption in daily routines.
Through a letter to all attached commissioners, the PDMA has advised the authorities throughout the province to remain alert and take precautionary measures during the forecast period. The public and tourists have also been advised to take precautionary measures.
