The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a fresh advisory warning of heavy rainfall across Pakistan from August 18 to 22.

The alert comes as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) continues to recover from recent devastating cloudbursts and flash floods that have claimed over 200 lives.

Moderate to heavy showers are expected in KPK’s flood-affected districts, including Chitral, Dir, Haripur, Karak, Kohat, Kohistan, Khyber, Kurram, Mansehra, Mohmand, Nowshera, Malakand, Charsadda, Abbottabad, Bannu, Buner, Hazara, Peshawar, Swabi, Swat, Waziristan, and adjoining areas.

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are also likely to experience rainfall in Astore, Skardu, Hunza, Shigar, Bagh, Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, and surrounding regions.

Between August 18 and 20, moderate to heavy rains are forecast for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Hafizabad, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Okara, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, and Rahim Yar Khan.

In Sindh, rainfall is expected in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Karachi, Hyderabad, Tharparkar, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, and nearby districts.