Sindh to receive rain, thunderstorm in next 72 hours

KARACHI/HYDERABAD:

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has announced that rain, wind, and thunderstorms are expected across various regions of the province over the next 72 hours. The NDMA Emergencies Centre has indicated that under the influence of this weather system, areas including Karachi, Badin, Chhor, Dadu, Hyderabad, Jacobabad, and other areas will likely experience rainfall with occasional thundershowers till August 12th.

The authority has urged the public to be well-informed by regularly checking weather updates before leaving the house. Additionally, the authority has launched the Pak NDMA Disaster Alert application to provide timely alerts, advisories, and safety guidelines to the public.

The NDMA has also issued instructions to all relevant departments to take necessary precautions to mitigate the potential impact of flooding and extreme weather conditions.

Indus brings deluge

The Indus River is flowing in low flood at within the reaches of Guddu and Sukkur barrages due to increased inflows in the catchment areas besides heavy rainfall in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Indus River System Authority data showed substantial increase in the flow of water at the two barrages in the province.

The flow of water at Guddu Barrage on Friday was recorded as 346,100 cubic feet per second (cusecs) as against 151,600 cusecs last Friday. Evidently, the river has swollen by 194,500 cusecs in a week, while a greater deluge was expected after fresh spell of rain in Punjab.

Similarly, the flow of water at Sukkur Barrage on Friday was recorded at 273,300 cusecs as against 78,200 cusecs recorded last Friday, showing an increase of 195,100 cusecs.

Meanwhile, at the tail end of the mighty Indus, the flow at Kotri Barrage in Jamshoro was recorded on Friday at 115703 cusecs as against 33,530 last Friday on August 2. Water flow downstream Kotri Barrage has increased by 195,100.