PMD predicts more rain starting tomorrow.

Another period of intense rain is expected by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) to occur between March 5 and March 7.

The government has issued an advisory, alerting people to the possibility of flash floods, landslides, and snowfall in several areas of the nation in the coming weeks.

According to the report, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Upper and Southern Punjab, and Balochistan are the regions most likely to be impacted by the rains.

In many parts of the nation, serious disruptions have resulted from widespread, heavy rain since Thursday. One such place is Balochistan province, where all schools have been closed till Thursday.

Building collapses in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province claimed the lives of 26 people, including 18 children.

According to Taimur Ali Khan, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s spokesperson, “a total of 27 individuals have lost their lives as a result of continuous rainfall over the past four days in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

Over 150 dwellings were destroyed and one more person lost their life in a landslip.

In southern Balochistan province, five people were killed when buildings collapsed on Thursday and Friday, said Jahanzain Khan, head of the disaster management agency.

Damaged roads, floods, and landslides have cut villages off from main towns in Balochistan, while major roads were blocked in Gilgit-Baltistan, local media reported.

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