Weather update: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted another spell of heavy rains from March 5 to March 7.
In a warning, the authority said that the weather in the next few weeks might cause sudden floods, snow blockages, and landslides in many areas of the country.
The regions most likely to experience rain are Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Upper and Southern Punjab, and Balochistan, according to the report.
Meanwhile, the weather will remain cold and dry in most parts of the country.
According to the PMD, Sindh will remain in the grip of a severe cold wave.
In a few days, the temperature in the province will be 10 degrees cooler than the usual weather for March.
“The normal average temperature for March in Karachi is 19.4°C. Today, the temperature in Karachi was 11.1°C, which is 8.3°C lower than the normal March weather,” the PMD stated.
More than 30 people have died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed, officials said.
Widespread heavy rain since Thursday has caused severe disruption in some areas of the country, including the closure of all schools in Balochistan province until Thursday.
Eighteen children were among 26 killed in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a result of collapsed buildings.
“As a result of continuous rainfall over the past four days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a total of 27 individuals have lost their lives,” said Taimur Ali Khan, the spokesperson for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
One more person died in a landslide, and over 150 houses were damaged.
In southern Balochistan province, five individuals lost their lives due to collapsed buildings on Thursday and Friday, as reported by Jahanzain Khan, who leads the disaster management agency. Floods, landslides, and damaged roads have isolated
