The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated on Monday that flooding was feared in streams, nullahs, and rivers due to heavy rains expected to lash large swathes of the country from July 6 to July 10.It said that water levels in the rivers Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul, Swat, Panjkorra, Chitral and Hunza was likely to rise following downpours.  Similarly, it said that the flow of water in streams originating from Kirthar mountains in southern Balochistan would also rise significantly, creating a flood-like situation.

Heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds, lashed Barra in district Khyber, turning the weather pleasant and at the same time, leading to a rise in water level in Barra River due to an increase in water levels in streams flowing from Tirah Valley. Different areas of Karachi received light rain. Rain was reported from Defence Housing Authority-I, Akhtar Colony, Kala Pul, Old City area, Burns Road and the areas surrounding the Sindh High Court and Press Club.

Heavy rain that lashed Daharki, Ubauro and their outskirts in Upper Sindh on Sunday not only inundated low-lying areas but also turned roads into pools of water.However, the power supply, which was suspended following the rain, could not be restored till last reports came in.  There were reports of landslides at different places in far-flung mountainous areas of the tehsil Ghazi of Haripur district following torrential rain in the area due to which several roads had to be closed for traffic, severing links of different villages with Ghazi city.  

Despite the passage of two days, rescue work had still to get underway in the area, leaving the locals to open the road on their own.  On the other hand, the Met Office predicted that rain, accompanied by strong winds, would lash different parts of Kashmir, KP, Punjab, Islamabad, north-eastern and southern Balochistan and south-eastern Sindh during the next 24 hours.  It forecast that there could be torrential rain in Kashmir, upper Punjab, including the Potohar region, KP and northern Balochistan during the aforementioned period. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)