MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The residents of Azad Jammu and Kashmir are set to witness extreme rainfall, which may cause flash floods in the lower-lying areas.
The Meteorological Department has warned that heavy rain is likely in various areas of Azad Kashmir and northeastern Punjab today.
Yesterday, heavy rains lashed several parts of Punjab, including Gujrat, Sialkot, Jhelum, and Narowal, after which incidents of water accumulation in low-lying areas came to light.
According to the Meteorological Department, rains are likely to continue in Azad Kashmir and the northeastern districts of Punjab today as well, which may cause flooding in local and rain-fed rivers.
The department has warned that there is a possibility of low-lying areas of Narowal, Sialkot, Gujrat, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, and Lahore being submerged. The possibility of landslides has also been expressed as a result of heavy rain in Azad Kashmir.
Earlier, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) urged local authorities to take precautionary measures to mitigate any possible emergency that may arise due to the inclement weather.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a Seasonal low lies over north Baluchistan. Strong, moist currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are continuously penetrating the southern parts of the country. A shallow westerly wave is likely to approach the upper parts from tomorrow night.
Mainly, hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country. Widespread rain-wind/thundershower (with isolated heavyfalls at times very heavy) is likely in central/lower Sindh and South Balochistan.
