Rain predicted in various parts of country

ISLAMABAD: A new westerly wind system will enter Pakistan today which could lead to rain and snow in multiple parts of the country for the next three days, according to Pakistan Meterological Department (PMD).

The Met office has predicted rain during March 11 to 14 in various areas of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AJK, Punjab and Sindh province.

During the next 24 hours, heavy rain was expected in Turbat, Kech, Gwadar, Jiwani, Pasni, Ormara, Panjgur, Kharan, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella and Awaran.

Meanwhile during next 24 hours rain and thunderstorm is also expected in Waziristan, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Bajaur, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan and Kurram during next 48 hours. Rain and snowfall over the hills was expected in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, Shigar, Kashmir’s Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur) during next 24  hours.

Rain is also predicted in Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali and Bhakkar during  next 48 hours. Landslides in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galiyat, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan may affect the vulnerable points in the area during the wet spell.

RAIN CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC IN PARTS OF BALOCHISTAN

Heavy rains continued in Quetta, Gwadar, Chaman, and other parts of Balochistan during the last 24 hours, creating urban flooding like situation with reports of house collapsed in various incidents in the province.

Heavy rains in Quetta, Gwadar, Turbat, Naushki, Pashin, Chaman and others areas in Balochistan have aggravated the woe of the residents and suspended normal life in the province.

The rain left roads and streets flooded with water and submerged low-lying areas. Light rain was also reported in several areas of Karachi during the past 24 hours.

According to Met office, 21 millimetres of rainfall was recorded in Gwadar over the last 24 hours, 10mm in Turbat and 2mm in Ormara, Turbat and Jiwani.

The Met Office said rain and thunderstorms with isolated showers were forecast in Turbat, Kech, Gwadar, Jiwani, Pasni, Ormara, Panjgur, Kharan, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbela, and Awaran districts today.

Scattered rains predicted for Sindh, thunderstorms expected in Balochistan