The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide alert urging citizens to take precautionary measures as moderate to heavy rainfall is forecast across most parts of the country over the next three days.
According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), operating under the NDMA, a three-day weather-impact outlook has been released, predicting widespread rainfall fuelled by moisture inflows from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
The forecast raises concerns of flash flooding, particularly in areas situated near nullahs and local streams.
Substantial increases in river flows are anticipated in major rivers, including the Indus, Kabul, Jhelum (upstream of Mangla), and Chenab.
Key barrages such as Tarbela, Guddu, Kalabagh, and Chashma are currently experiencing low to medium flood levels.
Meanwhile, water levels at the Taunsa barrage are projected to rise to medium flood levels during the ongoing wet spell.
The NDMA has also warned of increased risk of flash flooding in hill torrent regions of Dera Ghazi Khan and several districts of Balochistan, including Barkhan, Kohlu, Musakhel, Dera Bugti, Naseerabad, Sibi, Loralai, Zhob, Kalat, Khuzdar, Awaran, and Panjgur.
Additional vulnerable areas include Gilgit-Baltistan, Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, and Shangla.
Residents in hilly regions such as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, and Gilgit-Baltistan are advised to remain alert for potential land and mudslides, which could obstruct roads and disrupt traffic, according to the National Weather Forecasting Centre.
