Pakistan authorities have issued an urgent nationwide flash flood warning as unrelenting monsoon downpours claimed six lives across several regions. The disaster management apparatus remains on high alert through July 24.
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) has warned on Tuesday that widespread monsoon activity interacting with a strong westerly weather system will significantly increase flows in major water bodies.
Authorities anticipate high flooding in the Chenab and Jhelum rivers alongside dangerous hill torrents. Urban flooding is expected in major metropolitan areas, including Lahore, while rescue teams monitor vulnerable river catchments.
Tragedy struck multiple regions in the country as six people lost their lives in different rain related incidents. A young child drowned in water accumulated inside an underpass in Gujranwala, while another child drowned in a canal in Bahawalnagar.
Several residents sustained injuries in Mandi Bahauddin when dilapidated structures and boundary walls collapsed under heavy downpours. Meanwhile, emergency personnel successfully rescued 42 farmers trapped by rising waters along the Ravi River in Shakargarh.
During the last 24-hours, the monsoon weather system delivered heavy downpours across the northern and central regions of the country. Attock recorded the highest accumulation at 109 millimetres, followed by Kasur at 85 millimetres, Jhelum at 81 millimetres and Gujranwala at 74 millimetres.
Sialkot Airport registered 72 millimetres, while Kamra (Punjab) received 66 millimetres and Saidpur in Islamabad logged 64 millimetres. Precipitation totals reached 57 millimetres at Bacha Khan Airport (KP) and 51 millimetres in Shahdara.
Lahore Airport and Gujrat each recorded 48 millimetres, followed by Mangla Dam at 37 millimetres and PMD Headquarters in Islamabad at 36 millimetres. Upper Mall Lahore logged 25 millimetres and Mughalpura received 22 millimetres. Lighter accumulations included four millimetres in Sargodha City and three millimetres in Defence Lahore.
