ISLAMABAD: The National Emergencies and Operation Centre (NEOC) has warned for heavy rains during the weekend as multiple weather systems are expected to converge over upper Pakistan.
According to the NEOC, weak monsoon currents are penetrating Pakistan, which will start intensifying on Thursday. Simultaneously, a westerly is also likely to approach the region.
Under these conditions, some parts of the country can receive heavy to very heavy rainfall which can trigger flash floods in hilly and mountainous areas besides generating urban flooding in places like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Silakot and Khushab.
At the same time, flash floods are predicted in streams and rivers of Gilgit-Baltistan and upper as well as southern and central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The latest warning by NEOC of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) comes as heavy rain on Tuesday night caused flash floods in streams and nullahs of Hazara Division and surrounding areas.
As a result, the vehicle carrying 10 family members were swept away in a stream near Hassan Abdal town of Rawalpindi district. Locals and rescuers managed to save the lives of five of them, while the bodies of three women have been recovered, with the remaining two still missing.