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Pakistan on nationwide alert as heavy rain and flooding threaten
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide alert warning of heavy rain, flash floods and glacial lake outbursts in the next 12-24 hours as the country braces for a fourth consecutive monsoon season. The alert particularly highlights northern Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as most vulnerable, while urban areas including Islamabad and Rawalpindi are warned of flooding.