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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Pakistan has issued a high alert over the risk of flooding in several northern parts of the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n The authority warned that heavy rain is expected over the next 48 hours in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab and Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n The rainfall could cause rivers to swell and trigger flooding in streams and waterways.<\/p>\n The authority warned that heavy rain is expected over the next 48 hours in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Azad Kashmir. The rainfall could cause rivers to swell and trigger flooding in streams and waterways.<\/p>\n In GB, there is a risk of flash floods in Gilgit, Diamer, Ghizer, Hunza, Skardu, Astore and Shigar.<\/p>\n Flooding is also possible in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Bajaur, Shangla, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Nowshera, Swabi and Mardan in KP.<\/p>\n The NDMA also warned of a high risk of flooding in parts of Bagh, Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Haveli, Bhimber, Mirpur, Kotli and Sudhanoti in In Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n The NDMA said rising water levels in streams and waterways were possible in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal and Jhelum.<\/p>\n Flooding is also expected in low-lying and urban areas of Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Narowal, Kasur, Okara, Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad and Sargodha.<\/p>\n The NDMA has directed local administrations to move emergency resources to vulnerable areas and ensure that arrangements are in place for evacuations if required.<\/p>\n People living in flood-prone areas, as well as tourists, have been advised to stay away from riverbanks and avoid crossing fast-flowing water or roads that are submerged.<\/p>\n The authority has also urged people to exercise extra caution in mountainous areas, where landslides and debris flows remain a risk during the monsoon season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n