KARACHI, Sept 8: Most parts of Sindh, from Jacobabad and Sukkur in the north to Mithi in the south, received rains on Saturday with the highest amount of rainfall (80 millimetres, or about 3.2 inches) falling on Chhor, a small town bordering the western Indian state of Rajasthan, in the past 24 hours, said Met officials.

They forecast more rains, which might cause flash floods in some areas on Sunday.Chief weatherman Arif Mehmood told Dawn that Friday’s well-marked low pressure now lay over Rajasthan (India) and adjoining areas of eastern Sindh which was likely to move further west and northwest in the next 24 hours and was likely to enter upper Sindh and adjoining areas of southern Punjab on Sunday.

He said under the influence of this weather system strong monsoon currents were penetrating central parts of Pakistan. He said a westerly wave was also located over western parts of Pakistan. Widespread rains with scattered heavy rainfalls were expected in upper Sindh, northeastern Balochistan and southern Punjab and lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, which could cause flash floods in the vulnerable areas.

He said widespread rains/ thundershowers with scattered heavy rainfalls were expected on upper Sindh on Sunday, which might cause urban flooding, particularly in Sukkur and Larkana divisions. Scattered rains / thundershowers with isolated heavy rainfalls were expected in lower Sindh on Sunday also.

Some of the cities and towns that received rainfalls in Sindh on Saturday were: Chhor, 80mm; Sukkur, 70mm; Larkana, 57mm; Mithi, 53mm; Thatta, 28mm; Moenjodaro, 26mm; Badin, 21mm; Nawabshah, 13mm, and Jacobabad 7mm.

Weather in these areas was expected to remain partly cloudy to cloudy with thundershowers. Some other areas could receive isolated heavy rainfalls.