Moderate flooding expected in Balochistan

Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej rivers flowing normally

ISLAMABAD:

A moderate flooding is expected in the hill torrents of DG Khan division and Nullahs in the eastern Balochistan during the next 24 hours, according to a daily report of Federal Flood Commission (FFC) issued on Sunday.

At present there is no riverine flood situation and all main rivers including Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal.

Westerly wave trough over Northwestern parts of the country on Saturday has moved eastwards and lies over northern parts of the country, according to a report of Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) Lahore.

Moderate moist currents from Arabian Sea are still penetrating into upper parts of the country up to 5,000 feet besides seasonal low lies over northeastern Balochistan and its trough is extending northeastwards.

The FFD Lahore has predicted scattered wind thunderstorm/rain of moderate intensity with isolated heavy falls over Sargodha, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Multan and D G Khan divisions of Punjab, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu and D I Khan Divisions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Eastern Balochistan during the next 24 hours.

Scattered thunderstorm/rain of moderate intensity may also occur in Punjab (Lahore, Faisalabad and Sahiwal divisions), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand and Hazara divisions), Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir including the upper catchments of all the major rivers during the next 24 hours.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 13^th, 2020.