23/08/2025
Flash Flood Alert Nationwide: NDMA Warns of Heavy Rains from August 23–30
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued an urgent warning of heavy monsoon rainfall across Pakistan from August 23 to August 30, with a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in mountainous areas.
Areas at risk include:
GB & KP (mountain regions): Gilgit, Skardu, Hunza, Ghizer, Diamer, Astore, Ghanche, Shigar; plus Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Battagram, Abbottabad, Malakand, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Tank, Bannu, Lakki Marwat
Punjab: Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Sialkot, Gujrat, Hafizabad
Sindh: Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparkar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Nawabshah, Dadu, Khairpur, Sukkur, Ghotki, Larkana; and upper Sindh districts Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Shaheed Benazirabad
Balochistan: Lasbela, Khuzdar, Awaran, Qalat, Gwadar, Turbat, Kech, Panjgur, Quetta, Ziarat, Zhob, Loralai, Barkhan, Musakhel, Dera Bugti, Kohlu
What’s being done: NDMA has instructed authorities to prepare emergency plans, stock essential supplies, and ensure road clearance. Evacuation drills are underway, and rescue teams are on alert.
Public Warning: Avoid unnecessary travel near rivers, streams, and low-lying areas. Tourists are strongly advised to steer clear of glacier zones and unstable terrain.