{"id":115856,"date":"2026-06-19T19:38:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=115856"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:38:27","slug":"flash-flood-alert-heavy-rain-flooding-risk-across-punjab-kp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/flash-flood-alert-heavy-rain-flooding-risk-across-punjab-kp\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood alert: Heavy rain, flooding risk across Punjab, KP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAHORE: A <\/span>weather <\/span>alert <\/span>has <\/span>been <\/span>issued <\/span>for <\/span>severe <\/span>rainfall <\/span>across <\/span>districts <\/span>of <\/span>Punjab, <\/span>Khyber <\/span>Pakhtunkhwa <\/span>(KP), <\/span>and <\/span>surrounding <\/span>areas <\/span>from <\/span>Friday <\/span>evening <\/span>to <\/span>Saturday <\/span>morning <\/span>that <\/span>can <\/span>lead <\/span>to <\/span>urban <\/span>flooding, <\/span>Pakistan <\/span>Meteorological <\/span>Department <\/span>(PMD<\/a>) <\/span>warned <\/span>Friday. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The <\/span>system <\/span>\u201cmay <\/span>persist <\/span>at <\/span>least <\/span>for <\/span>some <\/span>time\u201d <\/span>on <\/span>Sunday. <\/span><\/span>\u201cActive <\/span>rain <\/span>system <\/span>currently <\/span>hovering <\/span>over <\/span>upper <\/span>Punjab <\/span>and <\/span>various <\/span>parts <\/span>of <\/span>Khyber <\/span>Pakhtunkhwa,\u201d <\/span>the <\/span>warning <\/span>said, <\/span>\u201cseveral <\/span>localities <\/span>under <\/span>Multan, <\/span>Bahawalpur, <\/span>Lahore, <\/span>Faisalabad, <\/span>Sahiwal, <\/span>and <\/span>Gujranwala <\/span>divisions <\/span>may <\/span>observe <\/span>several <\/span>hours <\/span>of <\/span>heavy <\/span>showers.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Dust <\/span>storms, <\/span>thunderstorms, <\/span>and <\/span>strong <\/span>gusty <\/span>winds <\/span>are <\/span>also <\/span>predicted <\/span>over <\/span>areas <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>Mianwali, <\/span>Piplan, <\/span>Kallur <\/span>Kot, <\/span>Darya <\/span>Khan, <\/span>Bhakkar, <\/span>Layyah, <\/span>Karor <\/span>Lal <\/span>Esan, <\/span>Choubara, <\/span>Fatehpur, <\/span>Khushab, <\/span>Soon <\/span>Valley, and <\/span>Jhang.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Hailstorms <\/span>in <\/span>some <\/span>places <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>forecast <\/span>\u201cheavy <\/span>downpour <\/span>with <\/span>thunderstorms are <\/span>likely <\/span>to <\/span>lash <\/span>across <\/span>cities <\/span>and <\/span>localities <\/span>of <\/span>Peshawar, <\/span>Dir, <\/span>Chitral, <\/span>Swat, <\/span>Swabi, <\/span>Abbottabad, <\/span>Tank, <\/span>Bannu, <\/span>Lakki <\/span>Marwat, <\/span>Hangu, <\/span>Murree, <\/span>Galiyat, <\/span>Skardu, <\/span>Gilgit, <\/span>Chilas, <\/span>Shigar, <\/span>Islamabad, <\/span>Muzaffarabad, <\/span>Rawalpindi, <\/span>Attock, <\/span>Chakwal, <\/span>Jhelum, <\/span>Sargodha, <\/span>Sialkot, <\/span>Gujrat, <\/span>Gujranwala, <\/span>Lahore, <\/span>Sheikhupura, <\/span>Toba <\/span>Tek <\/span>Singh, <\/span>Khanewal, <\/span>Multan, <\/span>Okara, <\/span>Sahiwal, <\/span>Pakpattan, <\/span>Bahawalnagar, <\/span>Bahawalpur, <\/span>Lodhran, <\/span>Rahim <\/span>Yar <\/span>Khan, <\/span>Dera <\/span>Ghazi <\/span>Khan, <\/span>Muzaffargarh, <\/span>Kot <\/span>Addu, <\/span>Rajanpur <\/span>and <\/span>adjacent <\/span>areas. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The <\/span>rain <\/span>system <\/span>has <\/span>the <\/span>potential <\/span>to <\/span>enhance <\/span>its <\/span>strength <\/span>over <\/span>south <\/span>and <\/span>central <\/span>Punjab, <\/span>and a <\/span>continuous <\/span>downpour <\/span>of <\/span>several <\/span>hours <\/span>is <\/span>possible.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Authorities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cremain <\/span>cautious\u201d <\/span>during <\/span>heavy <\/span>rain <\/span>and <\/span>\u201cstay <\/span>away <\/span>from <\/span>fragile <\/span>structures, <\/span>walls, <\/span>rooftops, <\/span>electricity <\/span>poles, <\/span>exposed <\/span>wires\u201d <\/span>while <\/span>also <\/span>keeping <\/span>their <\/span>drainage <\/span>systems <\/span>unclogged <\/span>and <\/span>moving <\/span>solar <\/span>panels, <\/span>cattle, <\/span>and <\/span>valuable <\/span>vehicles. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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All <\/span>relevant <\/span>authorities, <\/span>including <\/span>electricity <\/span>and <\/span>irrigation <\/span>departments, <\/span>have <\/span>been <\/span>asked <\/span>to <\/span>\u201cmonitor <\/span>important <\/span>installations\u201d. <\/span><\/span>All <\/span>the <\/span>stakeholders <\/span>in <\/span>general <\/span>are <\/span>advised <\/span>to <\/span>take <\/span>necessary <\/span>precautions <\/span>regarding <\/span>billboards, <\/span>trees, <\/span>and <\/span>electric <\/span>poles <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>prevailing <\/span>storm, <\/span>as <\/span>falling <\/span>objects <\/span>may <\/span>occur.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: A weather alert has been issued for severe rainfall across districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and surrounding areas from Friday evening to Saturday morning that can lead to urban flooding, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned Friday. The system \u201cmay persist at least for some time\u201d on Sunday. \u201cActive rain system currently hovering over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":99400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[335,11911],"class_list":["post-115856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-weather","tag-flood","tag-heavy-rain"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115856","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=115856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115857,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115856\/revisions\/115857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}