ISLAMABAD, July 9(ABC): Four hours of continuous rain overnight in Islamabad left the city largely submerged, reported early Saturday morning.
Sector H13 of Islamabad was particularly flooded due to the heavy rain, with water entering the basements of buildings in the neighbourhood.
People incurred millions of rupees worth of damages and rescue teams could not enter the area to aid those stranded.
Later in the morning, Commissioner Irfan Nawaz said that The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad along with the district administration were draining the water with de-watering pumps.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast that the weather will remain hot, humid, and partly cloudy in the majority of the country today (Saturday), whereas thunder and precipitation are likely in Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
The Met Department also forecast heavy rains in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Upper Punjab, and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, rain with strong winds and thunderstorms is expected in lower Sindh and Kashmir.
