Heavy Monsoon Showers Leave Major Areas of Lahore Submerged in Water
Heavy monsoon showers in Lahore break a 30-year record of rains with up to 291 millimetres of precipitation within a span of 10 hours
LAHORE: The heavy monsoon showers on Tuesday broke a 30-year record of rains with up to 291 millimetres of precipitation within a span of 10 hours, leaving major streets and low-lying areas submerged in water.
Over a dozen areas in the provincial capital received more than 200mm of rain, prompting the city administration and Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) to launch efforts to drain the rainwater.
Record-breaking rain had caused urban flooding while the canal overflowed following heavy downpours, CM visits city, Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in his tweet.
“All the cabinet members and administration are in the field to clear the water. I am also monitoring the situation in the field and getting updates from all over Lahore continuously,” the chief minister said as he visited the city to oversee relief operations.
Flood Warning in Parts of Punjab
According to Pakistan’s meteorological department advisory report, a widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at scattered places is expected over the upper catchments of Rivers Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab and up to some extent over River Jhelum.
Due to these meteorological conditions, the advisory added, very high to exceptionally high-level flooding is expected in River Chenab.
The flood situation in rivers Ravi and Sutlej would depend upon releases from India and high to very high-level flooding is also expected in the nullahs of Rivers Ravi and Chenab, the Met Office reported.
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change & Environment in her tweet said that PMD forecasts a monsoon spell from 3rd to 8th July, bringing rain, wind-thundershowers, and hailstorms to diff regions.
Expect precipitation in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and more from 03rd to 08th July, with occasional breaks. Rain, wind-thundershowers, and isolated heavy falls are likely in Barkhan, Loralai, Sukkur, and other areas from 05th to 08th July. Keep an eye out for wet weather in Karachi, Hyderabad, and surrounding regions on 07th and 08th July.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry and fix the responsibility on the officials concerned over their failure to overcome the flooding situation caused by recent rains in Lahore.
