Heavy Rain Floods Low-Lying Areas

Heavy rain floods low-lying areas

Woman drowns in Soan River; 114mm rain recorded in federal capital

Met Office forecasts fresh rain spell for upper, central parts of country from Aug 13-15

The upper and central parts of the country are set to receive a fresh spell of monsoon rains from August 13 to 15, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Wednesday. In an advisory, the Met Office said monsoon currents were penetrating the upper parts of the country along with a westerly wave. In Kashmir, it forecast rain accompanied by wind and thundershowers in Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli,…

Heavy rain triggers flood alert in Rawalpindi, Islamabad as Nullah Lai rises

Heavy rain in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and several other parts of the country has flooded low-lying areas, prompting authorities to start moving residents away from areas near Nullah Lai as water levels rose to dangerous heights.

PMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms across upper, central Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain and thunderstorms across several upper and central parts of the country from August 13 to 15. According to the weather advisory, rainfall is expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the evening or night of August 13 through August 15. Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the Potohar region are also likely to experience showers during the forecast period…

Explained: Why a Mumbai Street Floods After Just One Hour of Heavy Rain

You leave home on a perfectly ordinary morning. An hour later, the road outside is underwater. Cars are moving slowly, two-wheelers are stranded, and people are rolling up their trousers to cross the street. It can feel strange. How can one hour of rain turn a familiar road into a river? The answer lies in how fast the rain falls and what happens to it once it reaches the ground.  On 24 June 2026, parts of Mumbai received more than 300 mm of rai…

Nullah Lai swells to 18 feet, evacuations begin amid heavy rain

Heavy rain has triggered a flood-like situation in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, inundating low-lying areas and forcing evacuations as the water level in Nullah Lai surged to a dangerous 18 feet. Water has entered homes in several neighborhoods, while authorities remain on high alert.