--- title: "Heavy rain causes flooding in Islamabad and Rawalpindi" description: "Most outlets led with the impact of heavy rain and rising water levels in Nullah Lai, noting the flooding of low-lying areas and roads. Aaj News (English) added details about thunderstorms, strong winds, and power disruptions, while Dunya News highlighted emergency and drainage measures in Rawalpindi." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4395-heavy-rain-inundates-twin-cities-as-nullah-lai-rises-to-19 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Heavy rain causes flooding in Islamabad and Rawalpindi pakistan · latest filing 23 Aug 2026, 11:59 AM PKT · 23 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the impact of heavy rain and rising water levels in Nullah Lai, noting the flooding of low-lying areas and roads. Aaj News (English) added details about thunderstorms, strong winds, and power disruptions, while Dunya News highlighted emergency and drainage measures in Rawalpindi. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Heavy rain inundates twin cities as Nullah Lai rises to 19 feet](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330469103/heavy-rain-inundates-twin-cities-as-nullah-lai-rises-to-19-feet) · 23 Aug 2026, 11:59 AM PKT > Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds lashed Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Saturday night, inundating roads and underpasses and disrupting power supplies in several areas. Several roads and underpasses in the twin cities were submerged, with rainwater turning streets into ponds. In Islamabad’s G-6 area, underpasses were flooded, while roads and streets in Chatta Bakhtawar were ... - **Dunya News** — [Heavy rain floods low-lying areas in Islamabad, Rawalpindi](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/969283-heavy-rain-floods-lowlying-areas-in-islamabad-rawalpindi) · 23 Aug 2026, 8:27 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Heavy rain inundated low-lying areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, raising Nullah Lai’s water level and prompting a rain emergency and water drainage measures in Rawalpindi. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Heavy rains raise flood risk in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as Nullah Lai swells](https://harzaviya.com/stories/3543-144mm-rain-triggers-urban-flooding-in-islamabad-rawalpindi) · 20 Aug 2026 · 10 outlets · 4 developments · 93% related - [Heavy rains cause flooding in Rawalpindi and Islamabad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1175-heavy-rains-cause-flooding-in-rawalpindi-and-islamabad) · 1 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 89% related - [Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected in upper parts of country, says PMD](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5538-rawal-dam-spillways-to-open-at-6am-tomorrow-as-water-level) · 6 Sep 2026 · 19 outlets · 8 developments · 89% related - [Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Islamabad and Rawalpindi](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1316-highways-under-water-as-heavy-rain-lashes-islamabad) · 31 Jul 2026 · 2 outlets · 87% related - [Flood alert in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as Nullah Lai rises](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2874-heavy-rain-triggers-flood-alert-in-rawalpindi-islamabad) · 12 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 85% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 23 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.