{"id":114321,"date":"2026-06-05T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=114321"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:40:19","slug":"ndma-issues-heavy-rain-thunderstorm-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/ndma-issues-heavy-rain-thunderstorm-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"NDMA issues heavy rain, thunderstorm alert"},"content":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: A high <\/span>alert <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>issued <\/span>by <\/span>the <\/span>National <\/span>Disaster <\/span>Management <\/span>Authority (NDMA<\/a>) <\/span>for <\/span>Punjab, <\/span>KP, <\/span>GB, <\/span>AJK, <\/span>warning <\/span>of <\/span>thunderstorms <\/span>coupled <\/span>with <\/span>torrential <\/span>downpour, <\/span>gales, <\/span>and <\/span>severe <\/span>hailstorms. <\/span><\/span>The <\/span>relevant <\/span>authorities <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>directed <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>on <\/span>high <\/span>alert <\/span>and <\/span>to <\/span>keep <\/span>emergency <\/span>plans <\/span>active.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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According <\/span>to <\/span>NDMA, <\/span>over <\/span>the <\/span>course <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>next <\/span>12 <\/span>to <\/span>24 <\/span>hours, <\/span>rain <\/span>and <\/span>windstorms <\/span>are <\/span>expected <\/span>in <\/span>Islamabad <\/span>and <\/span>many <\/span>parts <\/span>of <\/span>Punjab <\/span>including <\/span>Rawalpindi, <\/span>Lahore, <\/span>Faisalabad, <\/span>Sargodha, <\/span>Gujrat, <\/span>Jhelum, <\/span>Chakwal, <\/span>Attock, <\/span>Mianwali, <\/span>DG <\/span>Khan, <\/span>Okara, <\/span>Sahiwal, <\/span>Multan, <\/span>Bahawalpur, <\/span>Rahim <\/span>Yar <\/span>Khan, <\/span>Hafizabad, <\/span>among <\/span>others.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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In <\/span>Khyber <\/span>Pakhtunkhwa, <\/span>possible <\/span>affected <\/span>areas <\/span>include <\/span>Peshawar, <\/span>Swat, <\/span>Malakand, <\/span>Mardan, <\/span>Nowshera, <\/span>Abbottabad, <\/span>Mansehra, <\/span>Chitral, <\/span>Kohat, <\/span>Bannu, <\/span>and <\/span>DI <\/span>Khan.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Many <\/span>regions <\/span>in <\/span>Gilgit <\/span>Baltistan, <\/span>including <\/span>Skardu, <\/span>Hunza, <\/span>Nagar, <\/span>Gilgit, <\/span>Diamer, <\/span>Ghanche, <\/span>Astore, <\/span>and <\/span>Shigar <\/span>as <\/span>well <\/span>as <\/span>Muzaffarabad, <\/span>Neelum <\/span>Valley, <\/span>Poonch, <\/span>Kotli, <\/span>Bagh, <\/span>and <\/span>Bhimber <\/span>in <\/span>AJK, <\/span>are <\/span>also <\/span>forecast <\/span>to <\/span>experience <\/span>rain. <\/span><\/span>These <\/span>severe <\/span>hailstorms <\/span>have <\/span>also <\/span>put <\/span>the <\/span>weak <\/span>structures <\/span>at <\/span>risk <\/span>of <\/span>severe <\/span>damage <\/span>and <\/span>injuries <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>destruction <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>infrastructure.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The <\/span>NDMA <\/span>has <\/span>warned <\/span>that <\/span>landslides <\/span>and <\/span>GLOF <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>probable <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>northern <\/span>mountainous <\/span>areas, <\/span>including <\/span>Hunza, <\/span>Nagar, <\/span>Gilgit, <\/span>Chilas, <\/span>Astore, <\/span>Skardu, <\/span>Chitral, <\/span>Kalam, <\/span>Upper <\/span>Kohistan, <\/span>and <\/span>parts <\/span>of <\/span>AJK.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Travel <\/span>routes <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>Karakoram <\/span>Highway, <\/span>Naran <\/span>road, <\/span>Jaglot-Skardu <\/span>road, <\/span>and <\/span>other <\/span>link <\/span>roads <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>north <\/span>are <\/span>susceptible <\/span>to <\/span>closure <\/span>due <\/span>to <\/span>GLOF <\/span>or <\/span>landslides. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The <\/span>normal <\/span>course <\/span>of <\/span>movement <\/span>through <\/span>high <\/span>altitude <\/span>tourist <\/span>destinations <\/span>in <\/span>Kalam, <\/span>Kundol, <\/span>Arang <\/span>Kel, <\/span>Dasu, <\/span>Patan, <\/span>and <\/span>Chitral <\/span>is <\/span>expected <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>interrupted. <\/span><\/span>Travel <\/span>in <\/span>these <\/span>locations <\/span>requires <\/span>strict <\/span>safety <\/span>precautions <\/span>as <\/span>advised <\/span>by <\/span>authorities.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, Punjab <\/span>has <\/span>suffered <\/span>heavy <\/span>destruction <\/span>and <\/span>damage <\/span>late <\/span>last <\/span>night <\/span>due <\/span>to <\/span>strong <\/span>winds <\/span>and <\/span>thunderstorms, <\/span>especially in <\/span>Bahawalpur <\/span>and the <\/span>surrounding <\/span>areas, <\/span>where <\/span>there <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>a <\/span>lot <\/span>of <\/span>destruction. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Wall <\/span>and <\/span>roof <\/span>collapses <\/span>have <\/span>caused <\/span>one <\/span>death <\/span>and <\/span>injuries <\/span>to <\/span>over <\/span>13 <\/span>people. <\/span><\/span>Trees <\/span>and <\/span>solar <\/span>panels <\/span>have <\/span>also <\/span>been <\/span>damaged <\/span>at <\/span>several <\/span>places, <\/span>while <\/span>a <\/span>fire <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>storeroom <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>kiln <\/span>had <\/span>been <\/span>extinguished <\/span>after <\/span>hours <\/span>of <\/span>effort.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: A high alert has been issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for Punjab, KP, GB, AJK, warning of thunderstorms coupled with torrential downpour, gales, and severe hailstorms. The relevant authorities have been directed to be on high alert and to keep emergency plans active. According to NDMA, over the course of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":9199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[788],"class_list":["post-114321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-weather","tag-ndma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114325,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114321\/revisions\/114325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}