Emergency Measures: NDMA issues flood warning for K-P

ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has asked the authorities concerned to take necessary measures to avoid loss of life and damage to property in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa as the threat of flash floods loom in next two days. NDMA has directed rescue and relief agencies to remain ready to respond at a short notice, issue early warning to people in vulnerable areas, ensure monitoring of waterways through SMS and all possible ways and deploy required staff, place relief, rescue stocks in most vulnerable areas at union council level. NDMA said Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that an active weather system, presently causing rains over Balochistan, is heading towards K-P and is likely to intensify on Friday evening/night/Saturday. Widespread rains/thundershowers are expected over K-P on Friday and Saturday.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12^th, 2016.