Five people killed in separate incidents as intermittent heavy rain lashes Punjab
The monsoon spell has caused electricity breakdown in several parts of the metropolis.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least five people have lost their lives in different incidents as intermittent torrential rain on Friday has lashed parts of Punjab including Lahore.
According to details, the rainwater has inundated low-lying areas and underpasses in Lahore, badly affecting the flow of traffic. The monsoon spell has also tripped over 130 electricity feeders in several parts of the metropolis.
Over 200 mud houses have been demolished due to torrential rain in Layyah, killing one man and injuring 10 others.
On the other hand, 20-year-old Kainat, 17-year-old Mehtab, 10-year-old Aiza and 14-year-old Dareen have died while two people have sustained severe injuries as roof of two houses collapsed in Chakwal due to downpour.
In Chishtian, roof collapse has left two people wounded. Teams have arrived at the incident sites for rescue operation.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the authorities to drain out rainwater from the streets and roads of the province as early as possible. He further ordered Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) officials and other administrators to utilize all the resources for the relief of the people.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), more rain-thundershowers are expected in Islamabad, upper/central Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.
Isolated rain-thunderstorm is also expected in southern Punjab and southeastern Sindh. Hot and dry weather is expected in Balochistan.
Rainfall (mm)
Lahore: Pani Wala Talab 171 mm, Farrukhabad 153 mm, Lakshmi Chowk 152mm, Tajpura 136 mm, Gulberg 112mm, Chowk Nakhuda 120 mm.
Kasur 95mm, Bhawalnagar 78mm, Chakwal 46mm, Sargodha 33mm, Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 32mm, Chaklala 27mm), Hafizabad 29mm, Joharabad 26mm, Attock 20mm, Sahiwal 16mm, Murree 14mm, Sialkot 09mm, Jehlum 08mm, Bhawalpur (A/P 07mm), Narowal 06mm, Noorpur Thal mm, T.T.Singh 03mm, Gujrat,Gujranwala and Khanewal 01mm
