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Emergency imposed in four flood-hit KP districts

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Commuters wade through a flooded road after heavy rainfall at Qadamgah Moula Ali road area in Hyderabad, on August 18, 2022. — Online Emergency imposed in DI Khan, Chitral, Upper Kohistan. CM Sindh says 600,000 cusecs of flood water heading for Guddu Barrage. Rains and floods leave 15 more people dead in Sindh. PESHAWAR/KHAIRPUR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared an emergency in flood-hit areas of Dera Ismail Khan, Upper Chitral, Lower Chitral, and Upper Kohistan districts. The provincial Relief and Rehabilitation Department issued a formal notification on the directives of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, said a handout. CM Khan said he would soon visit the flood-hit districts to look into the losses caused by flash floods and rehabilitation activities carried out by the administration. He added that he would announce a package for the rehabilitation of flood-affected infrastructure in those districts. The chief minister directed the relevant officials to expedite

Fresh rain spell hits parts of Karachi as govt imposes monsoon emergency

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A fruit vendor pushes his cart across a flooded street following heavy monsoon rains in Karachi on July 26, 2022. A weather emergency was declared in Karachi as heavier-than-usual monsoon rains continue to lash Pakistan's biggest city, flooding homes and making streets impassable. — AFP Fresh rain spell hits Karachi; heavy rains lash Lahore. PMD issues flooding alert for twin cities. PM directs release of Rs5b to NDMA. KARACHI/LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A fresh rain spell hit parts of Karachi on Saturday as the federal government, under directives from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, declared an emergency in the country’s rain and flood-affected areas. Saddar, I I Chundrigar Road, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and some surrounding areas of Pakistan's biggest city received the rains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast moderate rain in Karachi from August 6-9 and heavy downpours from August 10 to 15. The Met Office warned that heavy rains