Monsoon Rains Drench Lahore, PMD Issues Flood Alert

News Desk 

Lahore: The provincial capital witnessed light to heavy rain on Sunday in several areas, bringing pleasant weather but heightening flood concerns as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast more showers over the next 24 hours.

The ninth spell of monsoon rains is underway, with downpours reported in Kot Lakhpat, Walton Road, Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate, Sabzazar, Wahdat Road, Allama Iqbal Town, Multan Road, Johar Town, Samanabad, Shahdara Town, Farrukhabad, Shafiqabad, Talat Park, Badami Bagh, and Azadi Chowk.

According to the PMD, monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, combined with a westerly wave, are affecting upper and central parts of the country and are likely to persist until Monday.

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The Met Office has warned of heavy falls on September 1, which may trigger flash floods in streams and nullahs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, Kashmir, and Dera Ghazi Khan’s hill torrents.

Urban flooding is also feared in low-lying areas of Lahore, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Mardan, while landslides may block roads in vulnerable hilly regions including KP, Murree, Galliyat, and Kashmir.

Meanwhile, rain was also reported in several cities across the country. The highest maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded in Dalbandin at 43°C, while Lahore registered 26°C with 93 percent humidity.