PDMA Balochistan issues heavy rain alert

QUETTA: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Balochistan on Wednesday issued alert for the fresh rain spell in the province.

Several Balochistan districts are likely to receive heavy rain with thunderstorm along with isolated hailstorms from today until April 04.

The PDMA has cautioned that over 30 districts of Balochistan have been under the influence of this weather system warning flash floods in local drains and hilly streams in 18 districts.

Heavy rainfall with thunderstorm is likely in Khuzdar, Kalat, Surab, Lasbela, Hub, Kech, Guwadar, Qilla Saifullah, Qilla Abdullah, Zhob, Harnai, Loralai, Kohlu, Awaran, Kharan, Mastung, Sheerani and Ziarat, PDMA has cautioned.

The PDMA has advised citizens to observe caution in view of the expected rainfall and avoid unnecessary travel.

It is to be mentioned here that the PMD has also forecast rain fall in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad’s federal territory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir from today.

Sindh’s Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, and Sukkur districts are likely to receive rain, wind, and thunderstorms with isolated hailstorms from April 02 to 04.