More rain is predicted by the Met Office.
As the Pakistan Meteorological Office predicted that the monsoon season will continue, rain was reported Thursday morning in several locations in the provincial capital of Lahore.
Moderate to heavy rains relieved the humidity at Islampura, Gulshan Ravi, Mall Road, Lower Mall, Mozang, and Anarkali. While the electricity supply was interrupted in a number of places, low-lying areas were flooded.
Meanwhile, reports of sporadic rain were also made in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The Leh Nullah’s water level increased to 10 feet, and when it hit 1,749 feet, Rawal Dam’s spillways were opened.
In the next twelve hours, the Met Office predicts significant rainfall in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and northeast Balochistan.
There have been 611 injuries and 252 fatalities from the current monsoon season. There are 46 women, 85 men, and 121 children among the deceased. With 139 deaths, Punjab had the most, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 60, Sindh with 24, Balochistan with 16, Islamabad with six, and Azad Kashmir with two.
