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LAHORE, Jul 22 (APP): Cloudy and humid weather prevailed in Lahore on Tuesday, with the Meteorological Department predicting similar conditions over the next 24 hours.
According to MET officials, heavy rainfall may trigger flash floods in local streams and nullahs across several northern and upper regions, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, the hill torrents of D.G. Khan, northeast Punjab, and Kashmir.
Urban flooding is also expected in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Okara, Nowshera, and Peshawar. Additionally, landslides and mudslides may lead to road blockages in vulnerable hilly regions such as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The department further warned that heavy rain, windstorms, and lightning could damage fragile structures, including the roofs and walls of Kacha houses, electric poles, billboards, vehicles, and solar panels.
Officials noted that moist currents from the Arabian Sea are currently entering the country, while a westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the region.
Rainfall was reported in multiple cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Narowal, Murree, Jhelum, Mangla, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujrat, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Garhi Dopatta, Rawalakot, Balakot, Takht Bai, Saidu Sharif, Kakul, Malam Jabba, Dir, Pattan, Kalat, and Gilgit.
Tuesday’s highest temperature was recorded in Nokkundi, where the mercury soared to 46°C. In Lahore, the maximum temperature was 34°C.