The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday alerted the authorities about possible landslides and floods in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and KP after the Met Office forecast heavy rains for most parts of the country from July 11 to July 14.
The Met Office said that from today, moist currents from the Arabian Sea would gain in strength, while a westerly wave would also start affecting the country.
“Resultantly, rain, accompanied by strong winds, will lash the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and most of the areas in Punjab, KP, AJK and GB today and tomorrow,” the Met Office said, adding that it might rain cats and dogs at a few places.
Elaborating further, it said that in Punjab, thundershowers were likely in Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and their surrounding areas during the aforementioned period.
Rain, heavy at a few places, was also forecast for several parts of AJK and GB until July 13 and July 12, respectively.
The Met Office also predicted rains, heavy at a few places, for different areas of KP, including Peshawar, Mardan, Swat, Malakand, Kohat, Bannu, Mansehra, Waziristan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Battagram, Shangla and Kurram today and tomorrow.
In Sindh, it said showers were expected at Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Ghotki, Khairpur and outskirts.
It said that there might be heavy rainfall at some places.
The Met Office forecast rain for different parts of eastern Balochistan namely Zhob, Musakhel, Barkhan, Sheerani, Ziarat, Sibbi, Kohlu, and Dera Bugti today and tomorrow.
It said rain was also likely in areas of southern Balochistan namely Khuzdar, Awaran, Lasbela, Gwadar and surroundings.
NDMA advises people to exercise caution
The NDMA advised people to avoid travelling to mountainous areas, especially those vulnerable to landslides, in view of inclement weather, saying there were fears of landslides and floods in streams due to rising temperatures and rains.
