At least six more people lost their lives, and 22 others were injured in rain and flood -related incidents across the country over the last 24 hours, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported.
According to NDMA, the latest injuries were reported from Punjab and Balochistan, where two and four deaths occurred respectively. The dead were caused by flooding, collapsed roofs and drowning events.
The authority also stated that at the beginning of the Monsun season on June 26, a total of 271 people have died and 655 others have been injured in various rain-related incidents nationwide.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted mostly cloudy weather with chances of light drip in Karachi for the next three days along with stronger than usual wind a day.
Drizzle is probably at night or early in the morning on Tuesday, while the sea breeze is expected to remain fully active.
Day temperatures in the city are expected to vary between 33 ° C and 35 ° C. Humidity levels can reach up to 80% in the morning and 65% in the evening.
Elsewhere in Sindh, warm and humid weather is expected to persist, but areas of Tando Allahyar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tharparkar, Mithi, Thatta and Badin can experience Gusty Wind, Thunder and Precipitation.
It is also expected to be easily dripping along Pakistan’s wider coastal belt. Meanwhile, the flood continues due to newer heavy rain in the north at Guddu and Sukkur barriers, although the Kotri barrier reports normal water flow.
Separately, PMD has predicted several monsoon rains accompanied by wind-thunder shower across the country beginning Monday.
A fresh western wave is expected to enter Tuesday, which can further intensify the weather system.
The rain can lead to flash flooding in local nullahs and streams and flooding of cities in low -lying areas in larger cities.
Landslides and mud glids can block roads in hilly areas such as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Murree, Galliyat and Kashmir.
Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has released a flood alarm for the chenab and Jhelum rivers and the surrounding side elves warning of possible low -level floods from July 29 to 31.
Authorities have been instructed to take precautionary measures, while Rescue 1122 teams and emergency control room remain on high alarm.
Morning temperatures recorded today were: Islamabad 28 ° C, Lahore 29 ° C, Karachi and Peshawar 30 ° C, Quetta, Gilgit and Muzaffarabad 24 ° C and Murree 15 ° C.
