ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a fresh warning that heavy rains this week may intensify floods in Punjab and the country’s capital Islamabad, as deadly deluges continue to devastate the eastern province, killing 41 people since last week.
At least 41 people have been killed and more than 2.4 million affected in Punjab during the last 10 days, according to official figures by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) shared on Monday. Punjab, Pakistan’s breadbasket province, has been hit by deadly floods since last week exacerbated by heavy monsoon rains and excess water released by India.
Pakistani authorities have increased rescue and relief operations in the province, relocating more than 900,000 people to relief camps since last week as per official figures.
“There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Islamabad and various districts of Punjab from Sept. 1 to 3, which may intensify the ongoing flood situation in already affected areas of Punjab,” the NDMA said in an advisory on Monday night.
“Heavy rainfall may worsen flooding in areas including Murree, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, and Hafizabad.”
