“Heavy rains in Punjab may cause floods and landslides, warns PDMA.”

“Heavy rains in Punjab may cause floods and landslides, warns PDMA.”

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab has issued a warning of flooding, and landslides as moderate to heavy rains are expected to hit the province from Sunday.

In a statement, the PDMA has said that areas likely to receive downpour with strong winds/thunderstorm (snowfall over the hills) from February 17 to 21 include Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore and Kasur.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has predicted moderate to heavy rains in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Islamabad and Balochistan as well.

“Heavy rain/snowfall may disrupt and cause closure of roads in Murree, Galiyat, Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch and Haveli from 18 th to 20 th February. [There is] possibility of landslides in Upper KP, Murree, Galiyat, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan cannot be ruled out during the forecast period,” the NDMA said.

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