Rainwater Inundates Rawalpindi Areas.

No assistance from emergency response teams came to people trapped in cars on flooded roads, premises

Rawalpindi: Hundreds of homes and shops have been inundated in and around Rawalpindi's largest Raja Bazaar in flash floods caused by heavy rains here on Monday.

Vehicles and motorcycles were also washed away by flash floods. The torrential rains have also disrupted lives of thousands of people in other parts of the district as roads and streets of many areas remain inundated in waist-deep water. Water level in Nullah Leh also rose up to 15 feet, forcing the emergency response teams including Rescue 1122 buzzing emergency sirens in the suburbs.

The Met Office has predicted more rain-wind/thunderstorm in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan. According to Met Office, Saidpur Village received 31mm rain; Golra 100mm, Bokra/PMD 72mm, Shamasabad 27mm and Chaklala 33mm.

Following the orders of district government high-ups, the teams of Rescue 1122 and other civic bodies including Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and Rawalpindi and Chaklala Cantonment Boards have been deployed in the city as a precautionary measure.

However, there was no official of emergency response teams in field anywhere in the city to rescue the people trapped in cars on flooded roads or premises.

As per details, the torrential rain in the city has led to flash flooding and disruption on the roads. A number of areas including Raja Bazaar, Mochi Bazaar, Purana Qila, Urdu Bazaar, Nankari Bazaar, Bohar Bazaar, Lal Haveli, Ganjmandi, Gawalmandi, Jamia Masjid Road, Moti Bazaar, Kohati Bazaar, Banni, Waris Khan, Mohan Pura, City Saddar Road, Kashmiri Bazaar, Fawara Chowk, Sooter Mandi and College Road were submerged in rain water. Flooding caused problems for residents and shopkeepers of the area. Rescue 1122 and other civic bodies' officials were unable to help the people trapped in flash floods.

Dozens of vehicles and motorcycles were swept away by the flash floods in the areas. The traders and shopkeepers also suffered loss of millions of rupees after rain water entered their shops and godowns in Raja Bazaar and its suburbs.

Floods towards Lal Haveli, Bohar Bazaar, Purana Qila, Urdu Bazaar and Jamia Masjid Road were filmed by social media users triggering a panic among the viewers who also lashed out at the concerned provincial authorities and city district government Rawalpindi high-ups for not rescuing the flood affected people.

The situation...