KARACHI: Another strong low-pressure area, currently located over central India, is likely to approach Sindh from Tuesday (tomorrow) and it may again cause moderate to heavy rain-thunderstorms in Karachi and most of districts of the province till Aug 26, the Met department said on Sunday.

According to the department’s advisory, rain-thunderstorms with few moderate/heavy falls are likely to continue in Naushahro Feroze, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Ghotki, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Dadu and Qamber-Shahdadkot districts till Monday (today), under the influence of an accentuated seasonal low currently persisting over upper Sindh and Balochistan.

Light rain/drizzle area also expected in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Matiari, Thatta, Sujawal districts and Karachi division.

“The continuing wet spell over northeastern and southern districts of Balochistan may persist till Aug 22, which may trigger flash flooding in Dadu, Jamshoro, Qamber-Shahdadkot districts and downstream.”

“Heavy falls may create more water logging in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, Ghotki, Shikarpur, Naushahro Feroze, Qamber-Shahdadkot and Kashmore districts,” it stated, adding: “Khuzdar, Lasbela and Hub districts of Balochistan and over Kirthar Range may create extra pressure on Hub dam, Thaddo dam and downstream nullahs.”

Published in Dawn, August 22nd, 2022