ISLAMABAD: National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued comprehensive monsoon forecast, saying that moderate to very heavy rains may cause riverine and flash flooding, urban flooding, landslides in hilly areas and potential GLOF events.

NEOC highlighted expected rainfall intensities and potential impacts across various regions of Pakistan for month of July. As per latest projections from NEOC Mirpurkhas, Karachi, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Larkana and Sukkur districts of Sindh will receive 30-75 millimeters rainfall in month of July while in 2nd and 4th week of July heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in these areas. Forecast indicated that rainfall at isolated places of Mardan, Malakand and Hazara Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is expected in 3rd week of July while heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in 4th week of July.

It added that in first and second week of July, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Gujranwala districts of Punjab and capital territory, Islamabad will receive 15-50 millimeters rainfall at isolated places while in 4th week potential flooding in ICT, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sargodha, Gujranwala & Faisalabad, hill torrents in DG Khan, moderate to heavy rains in Sahiwal, Multan and Bahawalpur is expected. In fourth week of July, Astore district of Gilgit Baltistan and isolated places of Azad Jammu and Kashmir are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, and potential severe flooding in nullahs and rivers. Moderate to very heavy rains may cause riverine and flash flooding, urban flooding, landslides in hilly areas, and potential GLOF events.