Tomorrow, Pakistan will experience a new monsoon spell of wet showers that will bring heavy to very heavy rain to many regions of the country, including rain-soaked Karachi and Balochistan.
The Pakistan Metrological Department reports that a new rainy spell will begin on July 14 and last until July 17. Similar to the previous monsoon, it will be powerful and bring heavy rains to Karachi that could cause urban flooding.
As the entire city was submerged in rainwater during Eid days, the recent heavy rains that began in Karachi on July 4 have already destroyed it. The administration is raising red flags after yet another heavy spell.
The federal and provincial civic bodies were instructed to closely monitor the safety precautions in advance of the monsoon spell beginning on Thursday by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday.
He urged the relevant authorities to set up an appropriate safety net for citizens of the entire nation, including Sindh, Balochistan, and South Punjab.
At least 20 people have already perished in Karachi as a result of various rain-related incidents. A police report states that 13 people died from electrocution, two people drowned, and other people died when walls or roofs collapsed.
The city received up to 106.6mm of rain on Sunday night, which the Met Office reported increased to 126.6mm on Monday morning.
Met Office predicts rain today
Today’s rain forecast for many areas was also released by the Pakistan Metrological Department.
Islamabad is anticipated to experience heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds.
Rain is forecast for a number of locations in Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Murree, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Mianwali, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahuddin, khushab, Bhakkar, Layya, multan, Rajan Pur, Dera
Showers that came early this morning in various parts of Lahore made the weather pleasant and the mercury dropped to 28 degrees Celsius.
Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa such as Dir, Kohistan, Buner, Bannu, Mardan, Peshawar, Kurram, Nowshera, Haripur, Manshera, and Abbottabad are expected to experience heavy rain.
Rain was expected in Sindh’s Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Mithi, Tharparkar, Umarkot, Islam Kot, and Mirpur Khas, according to the Met office.
There will be more rain in many areas of rain-soaked Balochistan, including Kharan, Zhob, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Makran, Turbat, Gwadar, Qalat, Khuzdar, Panjgor, and Awaran.
PMD predicts that many areas of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan will experience heavy sleet.
