LAHORE: Heavy downpour and thunderstorm lashed different parts of Pakistan late Friday night and Saturday morning as the ongoing monsoon spell continues affecting the country, with the highest amount of rain 125mm recorded in Kasur (Punjab).
According to the morning bulletin of Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD), rain and thundershowers with isolated heavy falls were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, north Balochistan and lower Sindh.
In Balochistan, Sibbi, 78mm, received the highest amount rain followed by Chhor (Sindh) 57mm, Rawalakot (Kashmir) 39mm, Hunza (Gilgit-Baltistan) 20mm and Kakul (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) 09mm during the past 24 hours [till 8am].
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As far as Lahore is concerned, thunderstorm hit different parts of the city before sunrise as rain was continuing by the time this report filed around noon.
The Met Office has warned that heavy rain may generate urban flooding in the low-lying areas of Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Okara till Sunday (June 8).
Similarly, there is a threat of triggering landslide in the mountainous areas of Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and of flash floods in Kashmir, DG Khan, Kohlu, Sibbi, Barkhan, Zhob, Loralai, Qilla Saifullah and Musa Khel during the same period.
