Met office forecasts heavy rains

Warns major urban areas may experience flooding, water logging

KARACHI:

The meteorological department has forecast heavy and very heavy rains in most districts of Sindh with possibility of flooding and water logging in major urban centres of the province.

According to weather warning, issued by Regional Meteorological Centre Karachi on Thursday, strong monsoon currents are likely to penetrate into Sindh from Friday night and will prevail till Tuesday 26 July. Under the influence of the weather system, widespread rain, wind and thunderstorms with scattered heavy to very heavy rains are likely during July 23 to 26 in Tharparker, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Thatta, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allayar, Hyderabad, Matiari, Sanghar, Nawabshah, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Dadu, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Ghotki and Kashmore districts while Karachi division may receive heavy to very heavy showers during from July 24 to 26.

The met office warned that heavy or very heavy rainfall might generate urban flooding or water-logging in low lying areas of Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions and Sanghar, Nawabshah, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Larkana and Sukkur districts. Possibility of damage to vulnerable and loose structures by strong winds was also indicated by the met office.

Already filled Hub dam may receive more inflows due to persistent heavy spell over Khuzdar, Lasbella and Hub along Kirthar Range while flash flooding in Dadu and Jamshoro districts and downstream areas could not be ruled out, the met office said and requested all concerned authorities to remain alert during the forecast period and take necessary measures.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 22^nd, 2022.