More heavy rains predicted in parts of country as of tomorrow and today

KARACHI/CHINIOT/ISLAMABAD/SIALKOT/RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted extra torrential rains in portions of Sindh and Balochistan from Saturday to Monday together with Karachi.

A heavy downpour can also take place in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, mentioned the Met Office.

According to the weather department’s replace, the low-lying spaces in Sindh face the threat of urban-flooding yet again. “AUnder its influence, rain / wind thundershowers, with isolated moderate to very heavy falls, are expected to enter Sindh on Saturday in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Tharparkar, Nagarparker, Mirpurkhas, Islam Kot, Umar Kot, Sanghar, Sukkur and Larkana from Saturday (evening) to Monday,” the PMD said in its latest advisory.

In Punjab, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Khanpur, DG Khan, Multan, Khanewal and Sahiwal will also receive rainfall right through this time period. It added that rain-thundershowers with isolated heavy falls also are anticipated in Lasbella, Khuzdar, Awaran, Barkhan, Zhob, Musa Khel, Loralai, Kohlu and Sibi all over Sunday and Monday.

According to the PMD, the rest of the rustic will most probably stay hot and dry, together with Islamabad. A heavy downpour can also take place in higher Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Southern Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, stated the Met Office.

Pakistan Meteorological Department Director Sardar Sarfraz earlier said that the previous spell of torrential rains in Karachi used to be of high intensity and the approaching spell might not be of the same magnitude. He stated that rain can lash parts of town from Sunday afternoon, adding that it may be a heavy downpour. The Met Office official said that the spell can achieve intensity on Monday and result in city flooding once again.

While the threat of prime stage flooding looms massive in Chiniot as there is high stage flooding on River Chenab in Chiniot. 250,000 cusecs of flood water was once passing underneath River Chenab Bridge. The water had entered in various low lying spaces close to River Chenab. The district administration has placed relevant departments on high alert. According to Deputy Commissioner Office 245,347 cusecs water is passing from Chiniot and will get started reducing. The flood water has reached near the city and people are shifting to protected puts. It will start flowing from the area of District Jhang and go with the flow of water is expanding in Tehsil Bhawana. Tehsil administration is absolutely alert.

The floodwater has entered the low lying areas Moza Burj Babul Dhamri Babu Rai Kot and Ameer Shah and there is a probability of damaging of vegetation of rice millet and corn. Related departments were directed to take steps to maintain flood situation. Police and Pak Army is not just saving other folks from flood water and transferring them to secure puts but also providing meals to them. Deputy Commissioner has declared emergency all the way through District and in executive colleges near River. Army troops have reached Chiniot to maintain any emergency. Sailing and swimming had been banned on River Chenab. On the opposite aspect, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Riaz has appealed to the people who reside close to River to shift to secure location.

At least six other folks have died in the city on Saturday in drowning and electrocution incidents two days after the metropolis witnessed a document spell of rain bringing the whole demise toll prior to now three days to 33.

Meanwhile, at least 14 other folks have been flushed away in flood at Shahgram and Tirat spaces of Madainon Friday, out of which bodies of six have been recovered by rescue groups and native other people after irritating efforts, a private news channel reported on Saturday. Search for six different persons was once still beneath development. Meanwhile, ten villages of Sambrial tehsil were inundated after a breach took place at Nullah Aik near Chohdo Chak-Bhopalwala on Saturday. The breach happened due to top flood stage within the Nullah Aik which has additionally destroyed crops over hundreds of acres of land. Rescue-1122 has set up a flood emergency camp at Chohdo Chak with repairing of the breach.