As per reports, the following are the updates on inclement weather conditions in parts of Pakistan as on Sunday (24 August):

• The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a flood alert following a warning from the Indian High Commission about high-level flooding in the River Tawi. Following this, a potential flooding situation is developing in the River Chenab at Marala, which may likely affect the adjoining districts of Gujrat and Sialkot. Authorities have also cautioned about potential flooding in the River Chenab and its connected streams.
• A low-level flood has been reported in the Sutlej River at Lodhran, with a water flow of 40,000 cusecs, while authorities fear floodwaters may enter residential areas, and rescue teams have been reportedly placed on alert at eight locations across the district.
• At Pakpattan, the river has risen to a medium-level flood, submerging thousands of acres of farmland. Crops have been destroyed, and fodder for livestock has become scarce, while rescue teams have set up 13 relief camps and evacuated over 1,100 people from affected areas.
• At Kothi Fateh Muhammad, water levels surged to 22 feet, with a flow of 127,000 cusecs, while residents were reportedly evacuated, and Rescue 1122 teams deployed boats to transport stranded livestock amid reported agricultural losses.
• Meanwhile in Bahawalnagar, fresh water inflows from India have raised water levels in the Sutlej, while floodwaters entered nearby villages including Chak Bhattian, Mari Mian Sahib, and others.
• In Arifwala, authorities warned of a major flooding wave expected with flows ranging between 60,000 to 70,000 cusecs. Rescue teams have begun evacuating riverside residents to safer places, while announcements were made in villages urging immediate evacuation.
• In Kasur at Ganda Singh Wala, the water level has surged above 20 feet with an outflow of 118,000 cusecs, while low-lying villages have been submerged. The district administration has stated that food and essential supplies are being provided to affected families.
• In Burewala, the rising water has disrupted electricity and communication systems, while villages including Gahi Shah, Bhattian, and Farooqabad are inundated. Rescue teams have reportedly deployed boats to evacuate stranded people.
• In Chishtian, strong water currents have flooded dozens of riverside settlements, cutting off road access, and residents in the area have been relocated as water entered their homes.
• The NDMA further stated that the first wave of heavy rainfall is expected in the upper and central Pakistan till Wednesday (27 August), with a second wave targeting Sindh and the eastern and southern parts of Balochistan from Wednesday to Friday (27-29 August). Authorities further warned that the weather system could trigger flash flooding in local streams and nullahs in Murree, Galiyat, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi, as well as in the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and northeast Punjab.
• In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the NDMA cautioned that heavy to very heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding in local waterways and trigger landslides and rockfalls in hilly areas such as Galiyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera and Swabi.
• Meanwhile, around eight people were reportedly killed as heavy rainfall occurred in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, taking the total rain-related death toll in the province since 15 August to 406, as per the Rescue 1122 on Sunday (24 August).
• Buner district’s death toll has risen to 237, while Swabi has recorded 42 deaths due to flash flooding as of Sunday (24 August). Mansehra reported 25 deaths in flash flooding, landslides, and roof collapse incidents, while another three individuals died in Battagram due to flash floods. Abbottabad and Noshwera reported two deaths each, while Mardan, Upper Kohistan, Torghar, and South Waziristan recorded one death each.
• Due to the ongoing inclement weather conditions, eight flights across the country were reportedly canceled and 63 others were delayed on Sunday (24 August). Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK 178 from Abu Dhabi to Sialkot was reportedly diverted to Karachi, while Dubai Airlines’ foreign flight FZ 337 was diverted to Islamabad.
• According to the flight schedule, the Sialkot-Dubai international flight was delayed by 17 hours, Sialkot-Dubai flights FZ 782 and 783 by five hours, and Sialkot-Dubai flight PK 179 by two hours. Meanwhile, nine Islamabad-Karachi flights are delayed by one to seven hours, 14 Islamabad-arrival and departure flights are delayed by one to 15 hours, Islamabad-Abu Dhabi flight PA 230 is delayed by nine hours, and Islamabad-Dubai flight PA 210 is delayed by 15 hours.
• Additionally, four flights to Peshawar, two to Skardu, and three to Multan were delayed by one to four and a half hours. Nine flights from Karachi are delayed by one to five and a half hours, seven flights between Karachi and Lahore are delayed by one to four hours, and 11 flights from Lahore Airport are delayed by six hours.