Widespread Monsoon Rains Expected In KP Till July 23

News Desk

Peshawar/Bahawalpur: The Met Office on Tuesday forecast widespread rains with thunderstorms and strong winds in most parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa until July 23, with occasional gaps. Meanwhile, the local Met Office has forecast dry to partly cloudy weather for Bahawalpur over the next 24 hours.

It said that heavy rains might cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, and Charsadda and trigger landslides in the vulnerable areas of Swat, Chitral, Dir, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kurram, and Khyber districts.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has instructed all the district administrations to assess and plan the deployment of additional resources and exercise control over traffic leading to and in the vicinity of vulnerable choke points, tourist spots, attractions, and loose structures such as buildings under construction to prevent losses and damages and save precious lives.

It further directed the district administration to adopt all precautionary measures to prevent urban flooding and regulate traffic in coordination with law-enforcing agencies to protect precious lives.

PDMA also called for the availability of emergency services personnel and equipment, Rescue 1122, the fire brigade, ambulances, and civil defence in areas at high risk of urban flooding, flash flooding, hill torrents, and landslides.

Moreover, the PDMA helpline at 1700 would be operational round the clock and that any emergency could be reported on this number.

Partly cloudy weather forecast for city

Dry to partly cloudy weather has also been forecast for the rest of the region. The highest maximum temperature 41°C and the lowest minimum temperature32°C were recorded during the last 24 hours.