Four dead as rain, snowfall unleash chaos

The inclement climate within the northern areas of the nation wreaked havoc for the second consecutive day on Monday, claiming the lives of over 4 individuals and leaving 9 others injured.

The extreme climate circumstances led to the suspension of electrical energy provide in quite a few areas of the province, with casualties occurring attributable to roof collapses in Swat, Decrease Dir, Higher Dir, Decrease Kurram, and Mardan.

The second day of relentless rain and snowfall on Monday left a path of disruptions, energy outages, and tragic incidents throughout Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and higher areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Vacationers discovered themselves stranded as their automobiles received caught within the aftermath of heavy snowfall in widespread locations equivalent to Galyat, Nathia Gali, Dunga Gali, Thandiani, and Ayubiya.

Electrical energy provide was abruptly halted, whereas the Meteorological Division warned of extra snowfall within the subsequent 24 hours.

In Abbottabad and surrounding areas, three consecutive days of continuous rain have been recorded, resulting in a suspension of enterprise actions. In the meantime, the higher areas, together with Galyat and Thandiani, witnessed over two ft of snowfall, inflicting the closure of the primary Murree Highway for all vehicular visitors attributable to heavy snow and landslides.

Director-Basic of Galiyat Improvement Authority (GDA), Shah Rukh Ali Khan, has instructed the deployment of employees with heavy equipment to clear the snow and make sure the security of the roads.
Efforts are underway to clear the roads resulting in Nathiagali and Murree, with the mixed assets of GDA and C&W.

Widespread harm was attributable to the storm, with bushes, billboards, signboards, and electrical wires and poles collapsing in varied places.

In Murree, highly effective winds resulted within the roofs of quite a few homes being blown off.
The disruption prolonged to {the electrical} infrastructure, as a number of feeders tripped, resulting in the suspension of electrical energy provide in most areas. The continual rain has heightened the chance of landslides in affected areas.

Authorities in Murree district, together with related establishments, have been placed on excessive alert in response to the unfolding scenario.

Equally, the plains and higher areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa grappled with the aftermath of steady snowfall and rains for the second consecutive day, inflicting widespread disruptions and tragic incidents.

As rain and snowfall endured, a complete of 300 and 6 feeders tripped in several areas, leaving most areas with out electrical energy for over fourteen hours.

Compounding the disaster on Monday, 306 feeders tripped throughout totally different areas of the province as a result of rain, resulting in electrical energy outages lasting greater than fourteen hours in lots of areas.

The buildup of water on main highways in Peshawar brought on extreme issues for commuters, with Peshawar’s key business space, College Highway, resembling a flood scene. Regardless of the cessation of rains, visitors remained gridlocked for hours.

Within the low-lying areas of Peshawar, residences close to rivers and canals confronted water ingress. Native residents rallied to help in pumping water out of affected homes, demonstrating a neighborhood response to the disaster.

Trying forward, the Meteorological Division anticipates the continuation of rain within the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and snowfall within the higher districts over the following 24 hours.