Monsoon Havoc Continues; Rana Tanveer Visits Flood-Hit Ferozewala
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- Monsoon rains continue to cause widespread flooding and damage across Pakistan.
- Flash floods have severely affected Ferozewala, prompting a visit from Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain.
- The death toll from rain-related incidents in Punjab has reached 45, with more flood warnings in effect.
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Ongoing monsoon rains have caused widespread devastation across Pakistan, leading to dozens of fatalities, landslides, and severe urban flooding in cities like Murree, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar. The PDMA has reported 45 deaths in Punjab alone. Major rivers and dams are seeing dangerously high water levels. Most recently, heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in Ferozewala, prompting a visit from Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain to oversee the response.
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Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain has visited flood-affected communities in Ferozewala to review the situation and assess relief efforts for residents impacted by severe flash flooding.
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Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain visited flood-affected areas in Ferozewala on Saturday to review the ongoing situation and assess relief efforts for residents impacted by flash flooding.
Heavy rainfall has triggered flash floods in Ferozewala, causing severe disruption as floodwater entered residential areas and several people became stranded.
Rawal Dam has overflowed following heavy rainfall, prompting a flood warning for Islamabad. Water inflow into the dam has significantly increased, with authorities actively monitoring the situation. Heavy rains continue to affect Islamabad, causing roads to become inundated.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has reported that 45 people have died in Punjab due to the ongoing monsoon rains. Meanwhile, water levels in the country’s major reservoirs, Tarbela and Mangla dams, have risen significantly over the past 15 days due to torrential rains in their catchment areas.
According to the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), the water level at Tarbela dam increased to 1,537 feet by July 31, just 13 feet below its maximum conservation level of 1,550 feet. Similarly, the water level at Mangla dam rose to 1,195.55 feet. Chashma Lake also saw its water level increase to 648.50 feet on Friday.
The River Indus continues to flow at a medium flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages. The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) forecasts that the Chenab River at Marala, Khanki, and Qadirabad will fluctuate between low and medium flood levels and could reach a high flood level at Marala during the forecast period. Medium to high flows are also expected in the nullahs of the Jhelum, Chenab, and Ravi rivers.
The FFD has issued warnings for urban flooding in several cities across Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Gujrat, Narowal, Lahore, Okara, Sahiwal, and Faisalabad. Flash flooding is also expected in the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and streams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan.
Reports have clarified that the building which collapsed near Lakot on the Murree Expressway was a three-storey structure.
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