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Apr 17, 2024 4:02 PM - Connect Newsroom

Situations like floods due to bad weather in Pakistan and Gulf countries

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28 flights from India were canceled due to bad weather in Dubai. These included 13 flights to India and 15 flights to Dubai from India.

Pakistan and Gulf countries have been experiencing flood-like conditions due to bad weather for the last 2 days. So far many people have lost their lives due to this in Pakistan, Oman and UAE. In Pakistan, there has been heavy rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, where 50 people have died so far.

28 flights from India were canceled due to bad weather in Dubai. These included 13 flights to India and 15 flights to Dubai from India. According to the Pakistani media, heavy rains are falling in all the provinces of the country and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are most affected by the bad weather.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted rain in some other parts of Sindh including Karachi for the next three days. Meanwhile, the UAE recorded its heaviest rainfall in 75 years from Monday evening to Tuesday night. In cities like Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain, the year's rain fell in two days.

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