Heavy Rain and Flood expected in Sindh in Next Two days

 

Heavy Rains are expected in Sindh as well as Heavy Floods will also arrive in Sindh in Next two days

The Meteorological Department has predicted light rain again on Tuesday and Wednesday in Karachi.

According to the Meteorological Department, light rain with thundershowers is expected in Jamshoro, Dadu, Qamber Shahdadkot and Jacobabad today.

The Meteorological Department has predicted that Sindh coastal belt, Badin, Thatta and Tharparkar districts may also experience light rain and drizzle while the weather will remain normal across the province.

Chief Meteorologist Karachi Sardar Sarfaraz says that this rain has occurred due to the formation of turf in the Arabian Sea.

He said that the grass in the sea will circulate by tomorrow.

Chief Meteorologist Karachi Sardar Sarfraz has indicated the possibility of light rain in different districts of Sindh besides Lasbela, Hub and Khuzdar of Balochistan due to this circulation.

Heavy Floods will also Arrive in Sindh in Next two days

Already flood-prone Sindh province is bracing for a new deluge from rivers flowing north, where the monsoon death toll has reached 1,000.

According to the reports, the authorities have warned that the water relays will reach Sindh in the coming days, which will increase the plight of thousands of flood-affected people.

Sindh has been under heavy rains for several weeks, which has flooded the fields across the province, but now the streams of water coming from the mountains of the northern regions are entering the Indus River very fast and have been continuing for a few days. .

While it looks like floods will enter the province, the fate of millions of people in Sindh hangs on the 90-year-old dam that diverts water from the Indus River into one of the world's largest irrigation systems.

Sukkur Dam supervisor Aziz Soomro said that there is a high level of flood in Sindh at the moment.

Speaking to AFP, Irshad Ali, a 42-year-old farmer near Sukkur city, lamented the damage caused to palm and vegetable crops by the monsoon rains and said that the water reaching the river was not feared. Is.

The Indus River is already overflowing at many places and unless the Sukkur Dam controls the flow it will lead to disaster.

Originally known as the Lloyd Barrage, it was considered an engineering marvel when it was completed in 1932, capable of releasing 1.4 million cubic meters of water per second through 19 steel gates set between stone pillars.

"(The barrage) is 90 years old when it had a 50-year guarantee, so we are 40 years ahead of its guaranteed life," Water Resources Minister Khurshid Shah told to the reporters.

The bombardment diverts water into a series of nearly 10,000 kilometers of canals that cut through the fields but have been neglected for years, unable to handle today's record water.

Khurshid Shah said that garbage is collected and not removed, canals have not been dug since 2010 due to lack of equipment.

He said that the city is already four feet below the river level.

In some areas of Sindh, only high roads and railway tracks are dry where thousands of poor rural people have taken shelter with their cattle.

A row of tents stretched for two kilometers near Sukkur, where people still came in boats laden with wooden cots, beds, utensils and food.

Labor lawyer Ahmed said that the water in the river started rising from the previous day, which flooded all the villages and forced us to relocate.

The dam supervisor said that each gate is open to handle the river flow of more than 6 lakh cubic meters per second.

The floods come at a bad time for Pakistan, when the economy is in decline and former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted in April on a no-confidence motion.

River Supervisor Shahid Hussain said that the embankment is strong, machinery is available and staff are alert.

Officials say this year's monsoon floods have affected more than 30 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, and nearly a million homes have been destroyed or severely damaged, so the government has stepped up efforts to deal with the floods. Has accelerated. A state of emergency has been declared. .

Although the capital Islamabad and its adjacent twin Rawalpindi were spared from the ravages of floods, they too are not immune to its effects. 

Tomatoes, peas, onions and other vegetables are unavailable and prices are rising due to flooding, officials told AFP.

Engineers were working on Sunday to strengthen the Ali Wahan Dam, a major crossing of the Indus River in the city that faces threats from the raging river.

He said that the good thing is the weather, by the time the water from the northern regions reaches here, the flood water coming from the local rains will calm down.

But if it rains again, the situation can change rapidly.

The National Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday that the death toll from monsoon rains has reached 1.33 and 119 people have died in the last 24 hours.

According to the statement, this year's floods are comparable to the worst in 2010, when more than 2,000 people died and almost a fifth of the country was submerged.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that I have never seen this before.

After visiting Sindh by helicopter, he said that villages have been destroyed, thousands of houses have been destroyed, there has been a lot of destruction.

Thousands of people were also ordered. They avoid danger zones and stay near boiling rivers in the north, but army helicopters and rescue teams are still safe.

Officials blame the disaster on man-made climate change, which they say has left Pakistan with an unfairly deteriorating climate.

Pakistan is ranked eighth in the Global Climate Risk Index of the non-governmental organization German Watch, which is a list of countries facing extreme weather risks due to climate change.

Corruption, poor planning Thousands of buildings have been erected in flood affected areas based on national and local regulations which worsen the situation.

Do you know you shouldn't shower during a thunderstorm?

During the monsoon rains, where standing near trees, going outside and bathing in the rain are prohibited, experts have now banned bathing during this period as well.

Yes, showering during a thunderstorm can hurt you.

British scientists say that bathing during stormy rains increases the risk of electric shock.

Scientist James Rawlings says that during this time, if lightning strikes a house, it can also go through the pipes.

Although the chances are very low, caution is necessary because electricity is loaded with negative and positive charges, this energy must be transferred somewhere.

They say that when lightning strikes, it takes the path of least resistance to transfer energy, meaning it chooses conductors that can easily carry electricity from one point to another.

Meanwhile, when you take a shower, there are two conductors around you in a pipe made of water and metal, making the transfer of electricity easier and faster.

According to James Rawlings, electrical discharge can travel through metal and water pipes into your shower or bathtub and give you an electric shock.