The Provincial Authority of Disaster (PDMA) of Punjab issued a warning of high floods for the Indo River in Kalabagh and Chashma on Friday, after the deadliest day of the Monzones season in progress a day before, which was charged at least 63 lives in urban and riberous floods.
The flood prognosis division warned that the Indo River is likely to reach high flood levels in Kalabagh and Chashma in the next 24 hours.
In a letter issued to the Divisional Commissioners of Sargodha and Dera Ghazi Khan, the PDMA emphasized the need for augmented preparation and the directed district administrations that will closely coordinate with the relevant departments for a unified and fast response.
Officials have received instructions to activate flood monitoring and early alert systems, ensure that the 1122 rescue remains on a maximum alert with previously positioned search and rescue equipment, and establish relief camps and doctors in safe places with adequate provisions of services such as food, electricity, drinking water and sanitation.
The emergency operating centers of the district (DEOC) has been aimed at operating 24 hours a day, while medical supplies, including essential medicines and treatments for water transmitted diseases, must be stored in flood -prone areas.
The relocation of cattle in the safer field and the provision of veterinary care has also been emphasized, together with the directives for the compilation of adequate data and the analysis after flood.
The warning occurred one day after record precipitation was extended in parts of the province. In Rawalpindi, the heaviest downpour of the season caused sudden floods in Nullah Leh, which led the district administration to declare a holiday in an attempt to keep residents indoors and insurance. Several areas of the city remained submerged when emergency services fought to deal with the flood.
In Chakwal, the authorities reported a rain of 430 mm unprecedented in a period of only 10 hours, which resulted in generalized floods. The situation forced the district administration to declare an emergency and launch urgent relief operations as the roads became rivers and rural settlements were cut.
Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorology of Pakistan has predicted greater deterioration in climatic conditions, warning of a new rainwalk dispersed to very heavy through Punjab from July 20 to 25.
According to the notice, the currents of the Monzón are currently penetrating Sindh and the upper parts of the country, and they are expected to intensify over the center and north of Punjab since July 20. It is likely that a new wave of the West will enter the higher regions before July 21, which can further improve rain activity.
Under the influence of this weather system, Widespretad Rain and Wind-Thundershowers-Accompanied by scattred heavy to Vary Heavy Falls-Le Expecta Across A Vast Stretch of Punjab, Including Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Jhelum, Jhelum, Jhelum, Jhelum, Jhelum, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Nanowal, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib, Chinast July 20 to July 25.
South districts such as Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, fine, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffarh, Rajanpur, Rahimyar Khan, Kot Addu and Layyah can also receive rain on the nights of July 18 and 19, with another wet spell waiting between July 21 and 23.
The advisor echoes a previous warning issued by the President of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik, who said that at least four or five more spells are expected in the coming weeks.
During an informative session to the Prime Minister at the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) in Islamabad, he declared that this year’s intensity is 60 to 70 percent higher than last year, with regional rains that already averages 65 percent above normal.
He pointed out that although the monsoon season generally includes eight to nine meteorological spells, the current cycle has already experienced two or three additional. The third spell, which began on June 26, is now coming to an end.
