Lahore/Peshawar:
Lahore/Peshawar
In one of the most punitive magic forms for the ongoing monsoon rage, thunderstorms, flash flooders and high-speed winds left at least nine people died and 62 wounded in Punjab alone, while six more perished in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, when Toll continues to rise, officials confirmed on Monday.
When dark clouds opened the sky openly and released stormy rainfall, the whole neighborhoods were immersed, roof came down like houses of cards, while the lightning striped across the sky with deadly precision.
Over the past 24 hours, the monsoon became tragic and claimed at least nine lives in Punjab alone and wounded over 60 when Kaos rippled from Rawalpindi to Rajanpur and beyond.
Meanwhile, the nationwide toll from Monsun -related incidents since the end of June has risen to 111, according to government data, with children who account for almost half of the death.
The brutal spell formed several parts of the country with relentless power, paralyzing infrastructure, flooding low -lying areas and knocking out the electricity grid.
In Lahore, a 20-year-old faisal was killed when the roof of his home collapsed, leaving four others wounded. In Manga Mandis Jagiyan area, another roof gave up space and injured two children-12-year-old Rabia and eight-year-old Shehbaz.
Earlier in the day, Culamity hit a nearby village when a roof gave way, finding residents during the waste. Two children were miraculously rescued from the rubble and rushed to Thq Hospital.
In Mohra Sharif, close by, another roof made of T-iron collapsed under the weight of stagnant rainwater, leaving four to five more people injured.
In Rawalpindi, tragedy hit the M2 motorway near the Chakri exchange as a passenger bus went on a rain-slick road and overturned. Four people, including 50-year-old Samina, died on site, while 22 others were injured.
The wounded were rushed to DHQ Chakwal, DHQ Rawalpindi and Pim’s Hospital. The other deceased has not yet been identified.
In Okara’s Naeemabad, Lightning claimed the life of two teenagers-16-year-old Anam and 17-year-old Asad-I a flash of nature’s anger. A third teenager, Shanza, 17, was critically wounded.
Okara also saw several damage to dipalpur and the surrounding areas where fragile roof terraces and border walls collapsed in the precipitation.
Elsewhere in Punjab, Bahawalnagar’s Minchinabad Tehsil was gripped by grief when the roof of a mattress gave way to Basti Rasheed Kot on Pakpattan Road.
Two children died immediately, while 14 others were injured – 12 of them were taken to THQ Minchinabad. In Arifwala’s villages 161-EB and 147-EB came home to tumble down and hurt two residents.
In Muzaffargarh’s Basti Sithari, a collapsing wall left a wounded while a hotel roof threw itself into Chowk Sarwar Shaheed near Kot Addu.
Meanwhile, in another incident with traffic accident, Van went out of the Indus motorway in Rajanpur, injured another, and two more were injured in Chak 137/9L in Sahiwal when a wooden-framed roof fell.
Rescue 1122 spokesman Farooq Ahmad confirmed that Punjab alone recorded at least nine fatalities and 62 injuries due to the intense rain and Gusty Wind since Monday morning.
Meanwhile, Khyber -Pakhtunkhwa Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported six deaths – a man, a woman and four children – in districts, including Khyber, Malakand, Kohat and Bajaur.
A child was injured. PDMA said flash floods also caused partial damage to at least three homes. Help efforts are in progress.
Total, since the beginning of the Monsun season in late June, at least 111 people, including 53 children, have lost their lives to electrocution, flash floods, building collapse and lightning, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
However, the sky shows no sign of mercy just yet, as according to Pakistan Meteorological Department, heavy heavy rain is expected to be accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning from July 14 to July 17 over Punjab, KP, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.
Warnings have also been issued for landslide in Murree, Galyat, Mansehra, SWAT and Northern Mountain Region’s. The city’s flood is still an urgent threat in densely populated areas where storm drainage has already been suffocated.
In accordance with orders from Chief Minister Punjab, PDMA -Human Director Irfan Ali Kathia said that all Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners throughout the province have been placed on high alarm. Departments for municipal and emergency preparedness and emergency preparedness have been instructed to execute their contingency plans.
Citizens have been encouraged to avoid unnecessary journeys, avoid electric poles and stay away from vulnerable structures.
Tourists have been asked to postpone trips to the hills. In emergencies, people are advised to contact Rescue 1122 or PDMA Helpline at 1700.
