First Monsoon Shower Lashes In AJK
Muhammad Irfan Published July 04, 2019 | 07:04 PM
Mirpur and outskirts Thursday received heavy shower like cats and dogs with the advent of the monsoon which also hit various parts of Azad Jammu Kashmir on Thursday
The heavy fall played havoc in various areas including Mirpur district causing partial loss to the material especially in the news City and various adjoining slums in different parts of this district, official sources said.
The rain spell on Thursday afternoon broke hot spell to a greater extent besides turning various low-lying areas into ponds and seasonal nullahs flooded with the rainy water.
Rain also partially affected the electricity, roads and telecommunication system in certain areas of the Mirpur division comprising Kotli, Mirpur and Bhimbher districts, according to the reports.
There were also reports of uprooting of trees, hoardings and electricity poles at several places in the division and adjoining areas because of the wind storm which lasted for over an hour.
According to details the torrential rains coupled with speedy wind storm, that hit various parts of the city partially affecting the daily life.
The low-lying Mirpur-Kotli Highway and other city streets inundated with heavy rainy water that badly disturbed the vehicular traffic for several hours.
The rainy water also entered the road-side buildings in thickly populated low lying residential sectors including Sangoat and other areas located close to Mangla lake.
Some incidents of land sliding were also reported in various sectors of the recently developed `The New City' in Mirpur, housing the Mangla dam affectees.
It caused cracks in several residential buildings in the New City, dwellers said adding, the road traffic was also disturbed because of land sliding in various sectors on the model city.
The laborers engaged in the construction work as well as the kiln owners were also considered to be the most affected community because of the heavy downpour.
More rains are expected to continue in the ground as well as the upper reaches of Azad Jammy and Kashmir.
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