Nationwide deaths this monsoon cross 100; more rain likely in country's upper parts from July 29

As monsoon showers continued to hit parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday reported seven more casualties in Punjab and three in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the countrywide death toll since June 26 to above 100.

According to an NDMA daily situation report covering 24 hours up till 1pm, Punjab’s Gujrat and Okara districts recorded two deaths each, while one casualty each was reported from Sargodha, Narowal and Sialkot.

In KP, Hangu registered two deaths and Shangla one. The NDMA specified that the causes behind the casualties were house collapses, electrocutions and drowning.

Moreover, at least 47 people were injured in various districts across Punjab, while three individuals were hurt in KP’s Hangu in the 24-hour period.

The country has recorded 107 deaths in total during the monsoon rains since June 26, the NDMA data showed.

KP recorded the highest number of casualties with 55 deaths, followed by 36 in Punjab, seven in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), six in Balochistan, two in Sindh and one in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

Fresh wet spell likely to commence from July 29

Separately, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast that a fresh wet spell was likely to commence from July 29 in the upper catchments of all major rivers, as well as Islamabad, upper Punjab, AJK, KP and GB.

However, “no flood-generating” rainfall activity was expected till July 28 (Tuesday).

Meanwhile, for up to Monday noon, the PMD predicted “scattered” rain-wind/thunderstorms over the upper catchment of all major rivers, along with Islamabad, AJK and GB.

Here is the province-wise forecast by the Met Office for the 24 hours till around Monday noon:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Abbottabad, Batagram, Buner, Chitral, Haripur, Kohat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Mardan, Nowshera, Shangla, Swabi, Swat, Tor Ghar and Dir.

Punjab

Attock, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Chakwal, Chiniot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Jhang, Jhelum, Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Lodhran, Mandi Bahauddin, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Toba Tek Singh and Vehari.

Sindh

Badin, Hyderabad, Matiari, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar and Umerkot.

For Karachi, the Met Office, in a separate advisory, forecast cloudy and humid weather with light rain/drizzle and chances of thunderstorms/rain at the outskirts of the city on Sunday.

On Monday and Tuesday, the weather in the metropolis will continue to remain cloudy with chances of isolated drizzle.

Balochistan

Barkhan, Duki, Kalat, Khuzdar, Kohlu, Loralai and Musakhel.