Flooding in streams across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) was reported on Thursday as heavy rainfall continued to lash different parts of the province.
In Lower Dir, rain drains of Talash Bazar and Shamshi Khan and GT Road were once again flooded. The Peshawar Highway was also closed for all types of traffic, causing severe difficulties to commuters.
The third spell of monsoon rains also lashed Tehsil Tangi, causing river streams to overflow. Moreover, rainwater entered shops in Tangi Nusratzai Bazaar.
There were also reports of landslides in Swabi near Bagnar on Beer Gali Road in the remote hilly area of Gadoon Amazai due to heavy rains.
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Access to Kala Dhaka, Nara Amazai and Beer Gali areas was blocked owing to the landslides.
Risk of urban flooding in Punjab
Torrential rains are likely in various districts of Punjab, with urban flooding warnings for many areas of the province.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) spokesperson, the water level in the rivers is continuously rising due to heavy rains and there is a low-level flood in River Ravi at Balloki Headworks.
According to the PDMA spokesperson, the water level in the rivers and streams is likely to rise further due to the weather conditions.
The inflow of water at the headway is 58,830 cusecs and the outflow is around 42,030 cusecs. Moreover, there is a low-level flood at Tarbela, Chashma and Kalabagh dams.
Instructions for necessary steps have been issued to all the divisional administrations of Punjab.
Director General PDMA Imran Qureshi has instructed the administration to be alert. “People should avoid unnecessary travel along rivers, and citizens should cooperate with the administration in view of possible flood risk,” the DG stated.
Last month, torrential pre-monsoon rains and floods unleashed devastation in K-P, leaving at least 25 dead and hundreds injured, disaster management authorities reported.
K-P’s southern districts, including Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Karak, bore the brunt of powerful storms that swept away homes, uprooted trees and electricity pylons and left hundreds of people stranded, the officials said.
According to director general Rescue 1122, at least 12 people were killed in Bannu, five in Lakki Marwat and four were killed in Karak. More than 140 people were injured due to wind and storm in the areas, he said, adding that most of the accidents occurred due to uprooting of roofs and collapsing of walls.
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