Upcoming Rain and Thunderstorms Karachi and Surrounding Areas on Alert

Rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Dadu, Qambar Shahdad Kot, Jamshoro, and Sanghar from 17th (night) to 19th April (morning),” the PMD stated in a press release.

Other cities that may receive heavy thundershowers include Shikarpur, Sukkur, Ghotki, Tando Allahyar, Mipurkhas, Thatta, Umerkot, and Badin districts.

Areas of Balochistan including Gwadar, Kech, Awaran, and Chagai may also experience heavy rain due to the incoming system.

Meanwhile, rainfall played havoc with various parts of Balochistan as flash floods hit several districts of the southwestern province.

Harnai and adjoining areas experience flooding in local rivers and nullahs as land links with several areas are severed. Traffic could not be restored at the Harnai-Quetta-Punjab highway for the fourth day.

Flooding has damaged the railway track suspending railway traffic on the Sibi-Harnai railway section for the second day.

Railway officials have said that the repair work has been started at the track.