Lahore:
At least seven people died, and 46 others were injured in rain-related incidents over Punjab as heavy Monsun showers leaned several districts in the province over the past 24 hours, rescuers and disaster management authorities said on Thursday.
According to Rescue 1122 – Punjabs Emergency Rescue Service – 39 people were brought to various hospitals. Among them, it added, two people died each in Jhelum, and Muzaffargarh districts and one in Okara, Bahawalnagar and Khanewal.
Okara was hardest hit, eight emergencies were reported, a spokesman said. Four emergencies were reported in Multan, two each in Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang and Chiniot and one in Lahore, Kasur, Jhelum, Sahiwal, Murree, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar and Khanewal.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had predicted an early beginnings of Monsun -Trylle Form across the country from June 25 to July 1. As expected, Punjab received a record rain showers over the past 24 hours, provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.
Maximum rain was registered in Faisalabad, where 98 millimeters (mm) were registered in GMA Town; and 91 mm in Madina Town. Kasur received 63 mm of rain, while Lahores Nishtar Town and Sheikhupura City each registered 50 mm. Lahores Airport registered 24 mm, while 15 mm was recorded in other areas.
In other cities in Punjab, Johanabad recorded 48 mm; Sargodha, 45 mm; Chakwal, 28 mm; Chiniot, 22 mm; Rawalpindi, 18 mm; Narowal, 17mm; Attock, 12 mm; and Gujrat and Mianwali, 10 mm each. In addition, 5 mm of rain was registered in Muzaffargarh in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the PDMA spokesman said.
In Okara, Rescue Punjab spokesman Farooq Ahmed, 5-year-old Dua Fatima said died, and 2 people were injured when a bamboo roof collapsed in Basti Riazabad. He said one person was injured when Lightning hit 28/2r.
In the district, five people were injured in roof breakdown incidents at Hujra Shah Muqim, Samadpura, Basti Sheikh, Adda Gambar and 21/dg. Similar roof collapse events were also reported from Multan Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Shorkot, Lahore, Kasur, Sahiwal, Chiniot, Muzaffargarh, who injured 23.
Two people died after a loader Rickshaw overturned and fell into a storm drain in Jhelum. Three people died in a wall collapse event in Muzaffargarh and Bahawalnagar. A person died after a roof collapsed in Bahawalnagar; One person died and another wounded after a lightning strike in Khanewal.
Two children were injured after being electric and an electric rod in Mandi Bahauddin. Five people were wounded after a high -agent was collided with oil tanker collided in Murree, according to the data provided by the rescue officials.
Highways Police spokesman said rain was mourning highways and the national highways in the central region, including Lahore-Kot; Lahore-Khanewal; Lahore-Sialkot highway sections. The national highway in Manga Mandi, Pattoki and Okara also received heavy rain.
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Center Center (NEOC) from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued impact-based alarms due to expected widespread monsoon rainfall and associated flooding risks in several regions in the country.
NDMA warned that heavy rain, wind and thunderstorms are probably in several Punjab districts including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Rajanpur and Islamabad in 26.24.
