ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and all provincial governments to take immediate precautionary measures in view of ongoing monsoon spell.
The prime minister said that adequate emergency preparatory measures should be ensured throughout the country to contain any potential damage.
He also directed to keep the residents of vulnerable areas informed regarding emergency procedures and ensure timely evacuations, wherever needed.
MET OFFICE PREDICTS WIDESPREAD RAINS
The Met Office has predicted widespread rains with isolated heavy falls in Islamabad, Upper Punjab, Lower Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Eastern Balochistan and Kashmir today.
The Met office said that monsoon has already made onset in Pakistan on Monday and the monsoon incursion is likely to increase. A westerly wave in the meantime is expected to grip upper parts of the country.
The heavy falls may generate flash floods in the vulnerable areas particularly in spruits of KP, Potohar region, Gujranwala, DG Khan Divisions and Kashmir, during the period.
Due to intermittent rains, there is a risk of landslides in hilly areas of upper KP, Malakand, Hazara divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.
