Islamabad and Rawalpindi Receive Heaviest Rain of Current Monsoon Season

In practice, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad received the heaviest rainfall of the current monsoon season on Wednesday, pushing the water level in Leh Nullah to 22 feet and flooding low-lying areas.

Key points

• In Islamabad, 104mm of rain was recorded at Bokra, 100mm at Golra, 99mm at Zero Point, 95mm at Saidpur and 2mm at the airport.
• At 6: 30 am, the water level reached 22 feet at New Kattarian Bridge and 17.5 feet at Gawalmandi, but it receded after the rain halted.
• The rain began at around 11: 30 pm on Tuesday and continued until Wednesday afternoon with short intervals, bringing the temperature down to 25 degrees Celsius.
• The Pakistan Meteorological Department alerted the district administration and Rescue 1122, and asked authorities to evacuate individuals from low-lying areas.
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Continuous torrential rain caused widespread disruption in Rawalpindi, where a number of residential and commercial areas in the city and cantonment were inundated after the rise in Leh Nullah and other drains.

Water entered homes, markets and shops, causing losses worth millions of rupees to residents and traders. Rawalpindi Problems New Safety Directives for Private Schools.

Plenty of citizens were forced to move to their roofs as floodwater entered their homes. Roads and intersections were additionally submerged under almost 2.2 feet of water in a number of areas, leaving vehicles stranded.

While attendance in educational institutions and offices remained low, the traffic system was badly affected.

While the newly built Raja Bazaar pedestrian street additionally went under almost two feet of water due to a faulty sewerage system, fauji Colony was flooded.

In practice, a cemetery wall collapsed in the cantonment area, badly affecting a number of graves. In Westridge, boundary walls of some houses and administration buildings additionally collapsed.

Notably, a drain near Iqra Rowzatul Atfal Madrassa on Saigal Street, close to the Chaklala Cantonment Board offices, overflowed and entered the lower floor of the madrassa, where around 400 students were studying. Rescue 1122 teams reached the site and safely evacuated the students.

In Gulrez Housing Scheme-I, rainwater flooded a house and trapped nine individuals, including six adults and three children. They were additionally safely rescued.

Notably, the rain began at around 11: 30 pm on Tuesday and continued until Wednesday afternoon with short intervals, bringing the temperature down to 25 degrees Celsius.

Leh Nullah rose twice during the day. At 6: 30 am, the water level reached 22 feet at New Kattarian Bridge and 17.5 feet at Gawalmandi, but it receded after the rain halted.

Afterwards, a fresh spell of rain at 8 am caused the level to rise again within an hour. Heavy Rain Forecast in A number of Parts of Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department alerted the district administration and Rescue 1122, and asked authorities to evacuate individuals from low-lying areas.

Notably, the Meteorological Department recorded 147 millimeters of rain at Kutchery, 127mm at Shamsabad, 123mm at Pirwadhai, 121mm each at Chaklala and New Kattarian, and 115mm at Gawalmandi in Rawalpindi.

Authorities stated monsoon currents and a westerly wave were affecting the upper parts of the country, with more rain projected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, upper Punjab, Kashmir, upper and central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.

For context, the weather department has cautioned that more heavy rain could trigger urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mardan, Swabi, Peshawar, Nowshera, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot and Lahore. Mangla Dam Water Level Rises Sharply After Heavy Rainfall.

It additionally cautioned concerning flash flooding in local drains in Kashmir, Murree, Galiyat and Islamabad-Rawalpindi, along with feasible landslides in hilly areas.

While staff stayed on alert throughout the night to handle any emergency, WASA authorities stated Leh Nullah remained under control and did not overflow. Obtain the latest news and stories wherever you prefer.

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