Flood alert issued for major rivers
River Kabul at Nowshera in medium flood level, all major rivers flowing below low flood level
ISLAMABAD:
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) on Wednesday reported that a medium to high level flood was expected in Jhelum, Chenab and Kabul rivers from July 4-7.
According to the FFD, the River Kabul at Nowshera was in medium flood level whereas all the major rivers were flowing below low flood level.
It added that flows were also likely to increase in the nullahs of Rivers Ravi and Chenab catchments along with hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan Division during the forecast period of July 4-7.
Moreover, it added that urban flooding risks also persisted in Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Narowal, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Peshawar.