Flood alert for Islamabad, Rawalpindi issued

Islamabad:   Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an alert for the possible flash floods and landslides for different regions of the country including Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

According to PMD, monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are likely to enter north-eastern and south-eastern parts of the country, which may result in a heavy rainfall over the weekend until Tuesday in the central and upper parts of the country. The westerly wave of the rainfall will enter the upper parts of the country today.

Areas alerted for flash floods

Hazara, Malakand, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, DG Khan, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Urban flooding

Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin and Karachi

Timings

Saturday to Monday

Areas alerted for landslides

Malakand, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Rains, Thunderstorms, Wind

Islamabad, all districts of Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad and Sargodha

Timings

Friday to Tuesday

Scattered rains and wind and thunderstorm

DG Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur and Sahiwal from

Timings

Saturday to Tuesday

Rains and thundershower

Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar and Mardan, Kohat, Bannu and DI Khan