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Summary Heavy rains have been continuing in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir for the past few days.
While predicting rains to continue, the Meteorological Department of Pakistan has issued a warning that in the next 36 hours a flooding situation could form in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Faisalabad.The Met Office said that the monsoon season had started earlier than expected. Heavy rains were reported in Lahore, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Attock, Kasur, Muridke, Sialkot, Saidu Sharif, Malam Jabba, Kakul, Rawalkot, along with several cities in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir. Road and low lying area were also flooded due to the heavy rains.In some parts of the country, monsoon rains are present in full force and as a result a new spell of rains is beginning in western Punjab and Kashmir,The intensity of the rain is such that the Met office has issued a flooding warning after just two spell of rains. The Met office is expecting more than 100 millimeters of rain in Chakwal and Jehlum which would result in diluvium in the canals and put the low lying area at risk of flooding.Commissioner Rawalpindi has put Chakwal and Jehlum on high alert and has advised the residents to take precautionary measure in case of flooding.The Met Office has predicted heavy rains in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha and Faisalabad in the next 36 hours which could form a flooding situation.
