LAHORE:
In the midst of a double threat of extreme heat and an early start of heavy monzónic rains, with temperatures that rise to almost 50 degrees Celsius and reports of deaths and injuries in rain -related incidents, the authorities have issued multiple notices, asking for emergency preparation in several regions.
The Department of Meteorology of Pakistan (PMD) has issued a five -day heat wave alert for Punjab, placing the province under greater surveillance as temperatures increase in several districts. Together with the heat wave, officials also warned about the risk of generalized floods during the next rain.
The southern Punjab remains under an “heat wave emergency”, with cities such as Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur and fine that experience a severe heat wave.
Central Punjab – Composed of Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad and Jhang, received a “warm day warning.”
Meanwhile, Lahore, Gujranwala and Sheikhupura in Northeast are under a “hot day alert”, with prolonged exposure to high temperatures that continue to affect residents.
In its last daily update, the PMD confirmed that several cities recorded temperatures of up to 48 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, including Mohenjo-Daro, Jacobabad and Shaheed Benazirabad in Sindh and Sibi in Baluchistan.
He said Dera Ghazi Khan in southern Punjab, Dadu and Larkana in Sindh and Tobat in Baluchistan followed him closely at 47 degrees. “A persistent high pressure system has fed extremely dry and warm climate in much of the country’s low areas.”
Together with the heat wave, officials also warned about the risk of generalized floods during the next season of the monsoon. The seasonal perspective of the department projects a rain above the average from July to September, particularly in the central and southern regions.
It is also likely that the northeast of Punjab and parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) receive a rain significantly above the rain, increasing the threat of urban floods in the main cities such as Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Karachi.
The authorities are closely monitoring the possibility of sudden floods in mountainous regions, even when the areas in northern Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltist (GB) and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), receive precipitation below the precipitation.
According to the weather forecast, a new weather system is expected to bring thunderstorms, strong winds and isolated hail to the country’s higher regions. The last alert warns of potential damage to infrastructure, particularly vulnerable assets, such as electrical posts, solar panels, trees and vehicles.
According to the rescue 1122 officials, a child died in Bahadurgaon in the Attock district, where five other children were injured. A girl was injured when a wall collapsed in Jasian’s village in the same district. Two people went into shock after the lightning hit Rawalpindi.
In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, four people died and 10 were injured in rain-related incidents in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, authorities said.
