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PDMA predicts heavy rains across KP
July 17, 2021
PESHAWAR: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday issued a weather advisory and predicted heavy rains across the province from Monday to Wednesday.
Through a communique, it said as per the Meteorological Department forecast, rain and wind thunderstorm with few heavy/torrential rain were expected in Peshawar Dir, Swat, Buner, Kohistan, Shangla, Manshera , Abbottabad, Haripur, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Dera Khan, North and South Waziristan, Kurram, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Karak, Charssada and Nowshera from Sunday evening to Wednesday.
The PDMA said the heavy rains might cause flash flooding in local nullahs and streams of Shangla, Buner, Battagram, Manshera, Balakot, Abbottabad, Kohat, Swat, Kohistan and Mardan and urban flooding in Peshawar and Nowshera during the period.
Balochistan rains claim eight lives
Flash floods inundate several districts; communication link between towns broken
QUETTA:
Torrential rains and flash floods wreaked havoc in Balochistan, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage across the province.
During the recent spell of monsoon rains accompanied by gusty winds, several districts of Balochistan, including Kachi, Harnai, Pishin, Khuzdar, Kech and Panjgur, were inundated while the communication and road infrastructure links of several towns were broken from other parts of the province.
In Pishin at least five members of a family died as roof of their mud house collapsed due to continuous rain during the last two days. Pishin Deputy Commissioner Shahbbir Mengal told media that roof of Mohammad’s house collapsed in Killi Regi area of Bostan Tehsil which killed the man and his four children.
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July 15, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Wednesday said that 10 people were killed and 12 other injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A PDMA spokesperson said that 10 houses were damaged in rains. He said that secretary relief on the directives of the Chief Secretary Khyber Pakthunkhwa visited rain-affected areas in Abbottabad and PDMA Director General arrived in Shangla to review ongoing relief activities.
Secretary Relief Yousaf Rahim directed the district administrations to expedite the relief operation and provide all possible assistance to people in rain-hit areas.
KP PDMA Director General Sharif Hussain said that representatives had been nominated for nine districts that were declared sensitive. He said that PDMA was in touch with all concerned organizations to conduct relief operations.