New spell of monsoon rains lash different cities in Punjab
Rain coupled with glacier melt water may result in GLOF events in vulnerable areas.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Rain on Wednesday lashed different cities of Punjab including Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Islamabad.
The weather of Lahore city has turned pleasant as light and heavy rain occurred in the metropolis. The maximum temperature in Lahore has been recorded as 24 degree.
On the other hand, the residents of federal capital Islamabad enjoyed in the intermittent rain whereas the low-lying areas in Peshawar were also inundated in the water.
Meanwhile, Gujranwala and Sialkot also witnessed rainfall whereas locals faced difficulties due to land sliding in Nathiagali.
Earlier, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted more monsoon rains from Tuesday to Thursday at a number of places in the country.
Spokesman of Met-Office informed that good monsoon currents are likely to penetrate in upper & central parts of the country in next 48 hrs. Due to monsoon incursion, rain/thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls is expected at a number of places in Islamabad, Punjab, FATA, KP and Kashmir from Tuesday to Thursday.
While rain/thunderstorm is also expected at isolated places of Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh and Eastern parts of Balochistan (Zhob, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Kalat divisions) during the period.
Expected heavy downpour may cause flash flooding and landslides in the vulnerable areas of Punjab, KP, GB and Kashmir. Rain coupled with glacier melt water may result in GLOF events in vulnerable areas of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The concerned authorities and communities are advised to remain ALERT during the period, particularly on Wednesday and Thursday.
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