NDMA warns of flooding risk across several parts of Pakistan

WEB DESK: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of flooding risk across several parts of Pakistan as it issued a report on water flows in rivers and water storage levels in dams.

Low-level flooding is being reported in the Indus River at Kalabagh, Chashma, Taunsa and Guddu, according to the report.

The NDMA said water flows in the Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul and Sutlej rivers are currently normal, while the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur and Nullah Lai are also flowing normally.

However, low-level flooding is expected at various locations along the Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Jhelum and Kabul rivers.

The authority warned of a risk of low to moderate-level flooding in rivers and streams across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Flash floods are also feared in Bagh and Kotli districts of Azad Kashmir.

In Balochistan, flooding is feared in Zhob, Musakhel, Kohlu, Barkhan and Dera Bugti districts.

The NDMA also warned of flooding in the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur in Punjab.

Urban flooding is possible in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad and Lahore, according to the report.

Meanwhile, the water level at Tarbela Dam was recorded at 1,548 feet, with storage at 97.94 per cent.

The water level at Mangla Dam stood at 1,205.2 feet, while storage was recorded at 62.99 per cent.