Lahore:
The United Nations highlighted the damage caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan which led the authorities to declare disaster areas in certain parts of Punjab where fatal clouds and sudden floods killed dozens in one day.
In a report published on its website, the UN declared that the crisis of the course – the increase in rivers, the forecasts of new showers, the fragile rural houses collapsed and the separate transport links – has rekindled striking memories of the catastrophic floods of 2022 which submerged a third of the country and affected more than 33 million people.
The sky is preparing to open another series of torrential monsoon rains, the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) published a pre-alert flood in the province on Saturday, warning of an imminent deluge in all the main rivers and their tributaries.
At the national level, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also published an flood alert nationally from July 19 to 25, warning sudden floods and landslides in several regions.
In Punjab, the authorities anticipate a potentially critical flooding situation from July 21, the risk culminating on July 22, in particular in the low areas along the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Industry rivers.
Floods are looming because the province is also already in shock from strong showers, at least 123 people who lost their lives and 462 were injured in bad weather incidents in the current monsoon season, which has also experienced damage to more than 150 buildings.
Quoting unusual increases in water levels, the spokesperson for the PDMA said that a province alert had been issued to all assistant commissioners and commissioners.
The Disaster Management Authority led a rapid preventive action, with the rescue 1122 responsible for concluding all the necessary provisions without delay.
High alert status has also been declared for all relevant provincial services, including local government, agriculture, irrigation, health, forest, livestock and transport.
The director general of the PDMA, Irfan Ali Kathia, urged all administrative organizations to remain vigilant.
“In accordance with the instructions of the chief minister, all emergency protocols must be in place in advance,” he said, adding that emergency control rooms should remain personal and active 24 hours a day.
Fourth Mousson fate
Meanwhile, the PDMA also planned that the fourth rainy fate of monsoon begins on July 20, continuing until July 25. Sweet showers and wind storms are expected in most Punjab districts.
The areas likely to feel important precipitation include Rawalpindi, Murrier, Galyat, Attock, Chakwal, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faithbad, Sialkot, Narowal, Toba Tek Singh, Sargodha, Mianwali, Daa Ghazi Khan, Sargodha, Mianwali, DAA Ghazi Khan, Sargodha, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sargodh Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Multan.
According to the PDMA, the rivers already show signs of distress. The Indus in Tarbela and Kalabagh is with low flood, while an average level flood was recorded in Chashma, with the threat of a high -level flood.
