The Met Office on Friday forecast more rain with wind and thundershower in Islamabad, upper and central Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, north and eastern Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
However, isolated heavy falls are likely in Islamabad, upper Punjab, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, north-eastern Balochistan and Kashmir.
Furthermore, heavy and light rain continues intermittently in Azad Kashmir. Therefore, the water level in rivers and streams in the area is also rising.
Likewise, in Abbottabad city, continuous heavy rains triggered flash floods that entered many residential areas. The Main Mansehra road was blocked from Supply Bazar to Ayub Medical Complex where Rescue 1122 teams were engaged in recovering cars trapped in the food.
The district administration, the tehsil chairman Abbottabad and cantonment board officials supervised the operation for opening the choked nullahs and drainage system.—APP
