Pakistan The Meteorological Department has predicted more rains in different parts of the country from September 2, while the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Balochistan has declared 11 districts as ‘disaster-prone’.
According to a statement issued by the Meteorological Department on Sunday, humid winds are likely to enter the upper regions of the country from the Bay of Bengal from September 2, while a westerly wave may affect the western parts of the country on the evening of September 2.
Over there National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned that from September 2 to 5 more in different areas of the country Monsoon There may be showers.
According to NDMA, there will be heavy rains with wind and thunder in different areas of Gilgit-Baltistan including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan.
Pakistan has been battered by heavy monsoon rains since early July, which has claimed 285 lives as of this weekend, according to the country’s disaster management body.
Administrator Faisal Nadeem, director of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Balochistan, while talking to Independent Urdu reporter Saleha Feroze, said that all the check dams of Qila Saifullah are full due to the rains since last night. have gone, while many villages have come under water due to flood rails in Jhal Magsi.’
He has said that ‘Jhal Magsi has been declared disaster by PDMA and Relief Commissioner, after which the number of districts in Balochistan have been declared disaster has increased to 11.’
According to the PDMA, the districts declared disaster-hit include Kalat, Ziarat, Sahabpur, Lasbela, Awaran, Kachhi, Jafarabad, Awsta Mohammad, Loralai and Chagai.
According to Faisal Nadeem, three more deaths have occurred as a result of rains in Qila Abdullah and Qila Saifullah, after which the number of people who died due to rains has reached 31, including 18 children.
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Earlier, the Meteorological Department had also warned the residents of the southern coastal areas of Pakistan regarding Cyclone Inna.
However, Chief Meteorologist Dr. Sardar Sarfraz said on Saturday that ‘the cyclone is moving towards Oman.’
However, he said that due to this, heavy rains and thundershowers may still occur in Sindh and Balochistan.
In a statement released by NDMA, the National Emergency Operations Center has predicted that moderate monsoon rains are likely to occur in several areas of Pakistan from September 2 to 5, 2024.
In its weather alert, the PMD has also said that sea conditions are likely to remain rough with winds of up to 80 kmph till Sunday night.
Fishermen of Balochistan have been advised not to venture into the open sea till tonight, while fishermen of Sindh can resume their activities from today.
On the other hand, according to rescue officials, the fisherman’s boat overturned due to strong winds in the open sea in Gadani area of Hub district of Balochistan.
Despite the ban, there were five fishermen on board the boat which went into the sea and they have been rescued.
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2024-09-03 14:05:57
