Torrential rains wreaked havoc across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, resulting in multiple fatalities, including two sisters and a mother-son duo, in separate incidents.
According to Express News, heavy rains in Bannu, Domel, Dera Ismail Khan, and other areas led to several tragic accidents.
In Domel’s Musakhel Khuragai area, the roof of a house’s veranda collapsed, killing two sisters from the same family and injuring five others, including children.
One of the deceased sisters was a religious scholar, while another injured brother, who is a Hafiz-e-Quran, is reported to be in critical condition.
The bodies and the injured have been shifted to Khalifa Gul Nawaz Hospital.
Meanwhile, in the Tahir Khel village of Dera Ismail Khan’s Paharpur Tehsil, a mother and her son lost their lives after their house’s roof collapsed due to the heavy rain.
The National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA) National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) forecasted more rain, wind, and thunderstorms with isolated heavy downpours in the districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Gilgit-Baltistan starting August 19.
In a statement, the NDMA warned that these torrential rains could trigger flash flooding in areas including Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, and Swabi.
The authority has urged all relevant agencies and the public to take necessary precautions to mitigate the risks of flooding and landslides.
Meanwhile, the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) reported on August 19 that the Tarbela Dam reached its maximum water conservation level of 1550 feet on Monday.
According to IRSA, 380,400 cusecs of water were released from various rim stations, with an inflow of 417,000 cusecs.
The water level at the Tarbela Dam recorded an inflow and outflow of 256,400 cusecs and 235,600 cusecs, respectively.
The water level in River Jhelum at Mangla Dam stood at 1213.80 feet, 165.80 feet above its dead level of 1,050 feet, with inflow and outflow of 25,800 cusecs and 10,000 cusecs, respectively.
Water releases at Kalabagh, Taunsa, Guddu, and Sukkur were recorded at 289,800, 380,200, 381,000, and 371,000 cusecs, respectively.
Additionally, 66,400 cusecs of water were released from River Kabul at Nowshera, and 45,400 cusecs from River Chenab at Marala.
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