{"id":21268,"date":"2025-05-02T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21268"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:15:55","slug":"severe-weather-hits-punjab-kp-authorities-issue-alerts-for-rain-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/05\/02\/severe-weather-hits-punjab-kp-authorities-issue-alerts-for-rain-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe weather hits Punjab, KP; authorities issue alerts for rain, storms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued a weather alert for Lahore and other parts of the province, warning of continued heavy rains and thunderstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adverse weather caused two deaths and left 24 people injured in various incidents across Punjab on Monday night, the PDMA confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authority said that thunderstorm-related downpours are expected to persist through May 4 in areas including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Dera Ghazi Khan. Multan, Sahiwal, and Bahawalpur divisions are also likely to be affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials further warned of possible lightning strikes over the next three days and the risk of landslides in Murree and the Galiyat region due to consistent rainfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will see partly cloudy skies with rain and thunderstorms anticipated in several districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peshawar recorded a temperature of 30\u00b0C, which may rise to 35\u00b0C, with 55% humidity. 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