JHELUM: Several localities of Jhelum district were inundated by flash floods caused by heavy rains in the hilly areas during the early hours of Sunday.

According to Jhelum Deputy Commissioner Syed Maisam Abbas, rainfall of up to 62 mm was recorded after midnight, which caused flooding in Nathwala and Rasool Nagar, while rainwater overflowed onto roads. The official said rescue teams, including police, were already on alert. Traffic was blocked, and pedestrians and residents were rescued and moved to safe places.

He added that a local pond in Kandala village overflowed, and the released water entered the village. The Pind Dadan Khan administration was carrying out dewatering operations in affected houses and streets.

Referring to last week’s flash floods and rehabilitation activities in Lillah Sharif, the DC said that over 1,000 feet of water supply lines had been dismantled. Teams of engineers were working in day and night shifts to restore water supply to a dozen localities in the Salt Range belt, he said. Mr Abbas assured that the supply would be resumed within five days.

He said the current flash floods were being monitored. Meanwhile, a partially decomposed body of an unidentified woman, around 45 years old, was recovered from the Khurd Bela bank of the Jhelum River.

The body was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital Jhelum by Rescue 1122.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2025