·Major cities, including
Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Islamabad, were warned of the imminent
danger of flooding
·Fear of flood situation in
2010 in Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Islamabad, including
major cities were warned of the obvious danger of flood. According to the
report of City 42 News, the Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Sherry
Rehman, has expressed concern over the possibility of flood situation in
Pakistan in 2010.
·The Minister said in his
statement that there will be monsoon rains in Pakistan at least till August
2022, during which Punjab and Sindh are expected to receive above normal
rainfall. A state of emergency has been declared in Bangladesh.
·According to
Sherry Rehman, more than normal rainfall is expected in the central part of the
Himalayan foothills, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab during
the monsoon season. Most likely, all precautions need to be taken.
·The minister warned that
urban areas would also be at risk of torrential rains. Major cities, including
Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Islamabad, are at high risk of flooding,
with some predicting that Pakistan could face the 2010 flood situation.
Therefore, all concerned agencies should take precaution in rainy season.
·Timely advisory has been
issued to the provincial governments on waste collection, sanitation and storm
drainage management in which flood warning has been issued in many places.
Instructions have been issued for district wise emergency planning along with
mobilization of staff and resources to deal with the floods. On the other hand,
the NDMA has said that a series of torrential rains will begin in the country
from Monday to Wednesday. The concerned agencies have been instructed to remain
alert.
·According to
the latest advisory issued by the NDMA and Meteorological Department, a series
of torrential rains with heavy winds and thundershowers will begin in the upper
and central parts of the country from Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 June. In
addition to landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Galyat, Kashmir and
Gilgit-Baltistan, rivers and streams in most parts of the country are in danger
of flooding and flooding.
·In view of this situation,
the NDMA has directed all concerned federal, provincial ministries, their
subordinate agencies including Press Information Department, Provincial,
Gilgit-Baltistan, State and District Disaster Management Authorities to deal
with any emergency situation. And issued instructions to take timely and advance
action.
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