Monsoon rains lash different parts of country as more showers forecast

Different parts of the country received monsoon rains during the last 24 hours, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.

Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in towns and cities in Sindh, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

Intermittent rainfall was reported from different localities of Karachi during the last 24 hours.

It was light in some places while heavy at others. 

The Met Office forecast rain for the provincial capital on Monday as well.  

It said that the maximum temperature in the port city on Sunday would go up to 32 degrees Celsius.

Winds were blowing at the speed of 19 kilometers per hour from the north-easterly direction. 

The level of humidity in the air was recorded at 80 per cent.

More rains forecast

The Met Office on Sunday said that rain, accompanied by strong gales, was expected at a number of places in AJK, north-east Punjab, twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Potohar region of Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours.

It said that it might rain cats and dogs at a few places.

It went on to say that thundershowers, accompanied by strong winds, were also likely at a few places in central, south Punjab, north-eastern and southern Balochistan, southern and south-eastern Sindh during the next 24 hours. 

The Met Office informed that the second spell of monsoon rains would lash the country from July 5.

On the other hand, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued an alert about heavy rains in almost the entire country during the next 24 to 48 hours that could result in landslides in the mountainous areas and urban flooding.  

It urged both the public and local administrations to take urgent precautionary measures. 

According to an NDMA spokesperson, glacial melting combined with intense rainfall could trigger floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Upper Dir, Swat, and the Kurram. 

Specific high-risk areas in GB include Badswat, Hanarchi, Tarsat, Hundur, and Darkot, where a rapid rise in water levels is anticipated due to glacial outburst floods (GLOFs). 

The authority has also forecast urban flooding in multiple cities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, including Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Bagh, and Kotli, as well as in densely populated urban centers like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Kasur, and Mandi Bahauddin. 

Reporters: Afshan Rizwan and Aqsa Sheikh