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PAKISTAN-FLOOD-CAUTION
Pakistan issues flood alert as heavy rains expected
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 23, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – The Pakistan Meteorological
Department has issued a high flood warning as heavy rain and thundershowers
with gusty winds are expected in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on
Sunday.
“A strong weather system from central India will pass between New Delhi and
Lahore during Saturday evening to Monday afternoon which can cause heavy to
very heavy rainfall,” the weather office said in a notification on Saturday.
It said that widespread thunderstorms with scattered and isolated heavy
falls are expected over the upper catchments of rivers in Lahore, Rawalpindi,
Sargodha and Sahiwal divisions.
“A very high flood is expected from Sunday in River Chenab at Marala and
downstream, River Jhelum at Mangla, rivers Ravi and Sutlej,” the weather
office said.
However, the scale of flood in Ravi and Sutlej in Pakistan would depend
upon the releases from India, it further said.
The weather office also directed local administration to remain vigilant
during the reporting period and depute extra staff for emergency services
along with extra medical and paramedical staff at all health facilities.
BSS/XINHUA/GMR/0909 hrs