*ISLAMABAD – The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issuedan alert after the Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) predicted heavyrains from Wednesday to Friday.*
According to the Met Office, monsoon currents presently active over lowerparts of the country are expected to weaken during next 24 hours. However,strong monsoon currents from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are likely topenetrate upper parts of the country from Wednesday (evening/night).
A westerly wave is also likely to interact with monsoon currents onThursday and Friday.
Widespread rains/wind-thunderstorm (with isolated heavy to very heavyfalls) are expected in Hazara, Malakand, Peshawar, Mardan, Rawalpindi,Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions, Islamabad and Kashmirfrom Wednesday (evening/night) to Friday.
However, scattered rains/wind-thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) isalso expected in Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan, Zhob, DG Khan, Multan and Sahiwaldivisions and Gilgit Baltistan during Thursday and Friday.
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The Met Office warned that heavy falls are likely to generate flashflooding in Hazara, Malakand, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, DG Khan divisions andKashmir, while urban flooding in Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore,Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions during Thursday and Friday.
Moreover, possibility of landslide in Malakand, Hazara divisions, GilgitBaltistan and Kashmir cannot be ruled out during the period.
