PMD warns of flash flood in K-P, G-B

Our Correspondent January 22, 2026 Less than a minute read

Rescue workers scour the swollen Swat River for bodies of missing persons after a devastating cloudburst triggered flash floods in the region. Photo: NNI

ISLAMABAD:

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a comprehensive weather forecast and warnings as a significant weather system is set to bring widespread rain, thunderstorms, and heavy snowfall across the country from January 22-23.

According to the forecast, the weather system will affect multiple provinces including K-P, Kashmir, G-B, Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan.

The department has particularly emphasized the risk of flash flooding in local streams and nullahs across upper K-P, G-B, and Kashmir, along with the possibility of landslides and avalanches in hilly areas during this period.