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KARACHI: The port metropolis is prone to get drenched by heavy rain with a risk of city flooding in Karachi’s slum areas over the weekend, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz warned on Friday.
Sarfaraz, commenting on the anticipated spell, mentioned that the monsoon winds, which entered Sindh in the present day, are prone to “have an effect on town (Karachi) from tomorrow”.
PMD predicted that the monsoon interval will final till August 25, with a number of cities in Sindh, together with Karachi, Ghotki, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Sanghar, Thatta Sukkur, and extra anticipated to expertise thunderstorms and rainfall till August 19.
Additionally, the Met Office forecast signifies the potential of heavy rain in Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Chiniot, prompting the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to warning main cities of Punjab for potential city flooding.
NDMA points security report of Astore vacationers to PM
Meanwhile, the NDMA has taken immediate motion after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the authority to make sure the security of vacationers and locals in flood-affected areas.
In its report back to the premier, it talked about putting pressing measures to safeguard overseas vacationers in flash flood-hit Gilgit-Baltistan and confirmed the security of two Italians and one Argentinian vacationer within the area.
According to the report, the vacationers in GB’s Astore space are at present at a safe location and away from the affected space.
Additionally, efforts to revive the Feena Bridge, which sustained important injury because of the floods, are at present underway.
The PM mentioned it should be ensured that vacationers and native individuals don’t face any type of drawback.
Earlier, he issued directions to the NDMA, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) within the provinces and different involved businesses to be on excessive alert throughout the brand new monsoon spell.
The premier mentioned he might be monitoring the anticipated extreme monsoon spell from the dashboard until August 25 and emphasised that the evacuation of individuals in emergency scenario, preparation of drainage should be ensured.
