Flood informer says many cities in Sindh may experience urban flooding

Islamabad: After the Met office prediction of monsoon spell in across the country, the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) warned of flash and urban flooding in different nullahs and cities.
In its fresh advisoryon Monday, the FED anticipated severe flash flooding along the Kirthar Range (Jacobabad, Qambar Shandadkot, Dadu and Jamshoro Districts) and the Sulaiman Range (D.G.Khan & Rajanpur Districts) including nullahs in Balochistan (Zhob, Loralai, Sibbi, Nasirabad and Kalat Division) besides urban flooding in major cities of Sindh during August 27 to 31 (Tuesday to Saturday).
According to daily report of Federal Flood Commission, at present, River Indus is experiencing “Medium Flood” in Guddu-Sukkur reach and “Low Flood” at Kotri Barrage while all other major rivers of the Indus River System i.e. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are discharging normal flows.
Since August 19, 2024 Tarbela Reservoir is maintaining Maximum Conservation Level (MCL) of 1550 feet. However, ample storage space (26.23%) remains available in the Mangla reservoir to accommodate any potential high flows from upstream River Jhelum. The combined live storage of the country’s major reservoirs (Tarbela, Chashma & Mangla) stands at 11.346 MAF which is 84.96% of the total live storage capacity of 13.354 MAF.

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