PMD warns of landslides, avalanches in hilly areas

19 Mar, 2016

Pakistan Meteorological department has warned that there is a possibility of landslides and avalanches in hilly areas of Malakand, Hazara and Kashmir on Saturday(today). Hailstorms are also expected in Malakand, Hazara, Kashmir and Potohar regions. It said rain-thundershower (with snowfall over the hills) occurred at scattered places in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, KP, upper Punjab, Islamabad and FATA during past 24 hours as under in mm:
The Met department said westerly wave was affecting upper parts of the country and likely to persist till Sunday.
The inflows and outflows of River Indus at Tarbela and Chashma, River Kabul at Nowshera and River Jhelum at Mangla have been reflected average flows of 24 hours, whereas the other flows have been gauged at 6.00 am.

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