No riverine flood risk amid all rivers flowing normal: FFC

Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Monday reported that there was no more riverine flood situation in the country as all main rivers of the System were flowing at normal levels.

According to daily situation report of water reservoirs said the Combined Live Storage of Tarbela, Chashma and Mangla dam reservoirs was 9.702 million acre feet (MAF) which was 72 percent of the existing Storage Capacity of 13.516 MAF.

The report added that the Monsoon Low (prevailing weather system) continued over Southern Sindh and adjoining areas with weak Seasonal Low over Northern Balochistan.

The moist currents of Moderate Intensity from Arabian sea were penetrating into South Eastern Sindh and adjoining Bahawalpur Division (Punjab) up to 5, 000 feet, he added.

Under the influence of prevailing weather conditions, isolated thunderstorms and rain was expected over Punjab (Lahore, Gujranwala and Bahawalpur Division), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar and Khot Divisions), South and South eastern Sindh and Northern Eastern Baluchistan including upper catchments of all the main rivers during the next 24 hours.

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