Senator Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change, asked the provinces to remain vigilant and take the required safety measures during the time of heavy rains anticipated across the country between April 26 and May 7.
She voiced her concern that the country might fall into a recovery trap and forewarned that unpredictable weather patterns might cause intermittent urban floods from Kashmir to Karachi.
Minister fears the country may ‘fall into a recovery trap’
The Met Office had earlier issued a warning to tourists, farmers, and the appropriate authorities that severe winds and hailstorms might harm exposed infrastructure and standing crops, especially the wheat crop.
Additionally, they cautioned that from April 28 to May 2, hill torrents in Dera Ghazi Khan and portions of Balochistan, as well as Mansehra, Abbottabad, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir, might experience flash floods as a result of heavy rains.
The Met Office also warned that landslides might happen in the time in the mountainous regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Murree, and Galliyat.
The minister emphasised the necessity for enhanced safety measures in places that are already undergoing rebuilding following the destruction brought on by the 2022 monsoon floods.
She asked the provinces to verify the stability of electrical poles and road access in the case of flooding.
According to a statement released by the Ministry for Climate Change:
“My fear is that Pakistan will be in the resilience and rebuilding trap if there are not enough resources to plough into the devastation wrought by the 2022 flooding.
“While there is no clarity on what level of monsoon to expect next, the rebuilding projects will certainly be impacted as well as the economic recovery, if even a fraction of the devastation repeats itself.”
According to the Met Office, areas like Islamabad, a portion of Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are likely to experience rain, wind, and thunderstorms over the course of the next three days.
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In addition, Peshawar, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Bajaur, Kurram, Waziristan, and Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as Murree, Galliyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Lahore in Punjab, might affected.
Likewise, regions in Balochistan, Sindh, and south Punjab might experience rain, dust, and thunderstorms, with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms, from the evening of April 27 until May 3.
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