{"id":87468,"date":"2024-08-08T09:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T09:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=87468"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T09:33:33","slug":"emergency-declared-in-twin-cities-as-strong-monsoon-spell-strikes-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/87468\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency declared in twin cities as strong monsoon spell strikes country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ISLAMABAD (National Times) Various areas in twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi were inundated in the early hours of Thursday as a strong monsoon spell hit the country, prompting the administration to declare emergency in the capital and garrison cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The water level continued to rise in Lai Nullah due to which the Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) issued an alert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has ordered to clear the drain amid downpour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, intermittent rain continued to lash areas of Lahore and Karachi, turning weather pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides, various parts of Balochistan were shut down for traffic as pluvial flooding continued to wreak havoc across the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD (National Times) Various areas in twin cities Islamabad and Rawalpindi were inundated in the early hours of Thursday as a strong monsoon spell hit the country, prompting the administration to declare emergency in the capital and garrison cities. 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