Lahore:
At least seven people died and 46 others were injured in incidents linked to rain through Punjab, while Lourdes Mosson showers have struck several districts in the province in the last 24 hours, rescuers and disaster management authorities announced on Thursday.
According to rescue 1122 – Punjab emergency rescue service – 39 people were brought to various hospitals. Among them, he added, two people each died in Jhelum, and the districts of Muzaffargarh and one in Okara, Bahawalnagar and Khanewal.
Okara was the most affected, eight emergencies have been reported, said a spokesperson. Four emergencies were reported to Multan, two each in Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang and Chiniot and one in Lahore, Kasur, Jhelum, Sahiwal, Murrier, Muzaffargh, Bahawalnagar and Khanewal.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had planned for the start of monsoon fate across the country from June 25 to July 1. As expected, the Punjab has received record rainy showers in the past 24 hours, the province of disaster management (PDMA) said.
Maximum rain has been recorded in Faisalabad, where 98 millimeters (mm) were recorded in the city of GMA; and 91 mm in the city of Madina. Kasur received 63 mm of rain, while the city of Nishtar de Lahore and the city of Sheikhupura each recorded 50 mm. Lahore airport registered 24 mm while 15 mm was recorded in other regions.
In other cities in Punjab, Joharabad recorded 48 mm; Sargodha, 45 mm; Chakwal, 28 mm; Chiniot, 22 mm; Rawalpindi, 18 mm; Narowal, 17 mm; Attock, 12 mm; And Gujrat and Mianwali, 10 mm each. In addition, 5 mm of rain were recorded in Muzaffargarh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, said the spokesperson for the PDMA.
In Okara, the spokesperson for Rescue Punjab, Farooq Ahmed, said that Dua Fatima, 5, died and that 2 people were injured when a bamboo roof collapsed in Basti Riazabad. He said that one person had been injured when lightning hit 28/2R.
In the district, five people were injured in incidents in terms of roof on Hujra Shah Muqim, Samadpura, Basti Sheikh, Adda Gambar and 21 / DG. Similar incidents on the roof roof have also been reported by Multan Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Shorkot, Lahore, Kasur, Sahiwal, Chiniot, Muzaffargarh, injuring 23.
Two people died after a charger ripens overturned and fell into a storm drain in Jhelum. Three people died in a wall incident in Muzaffargarh and Bahawalnagar. A person died after a roof collapsed in Bahawalnagar; One person died and another injured after a lightning strike in Khanewal.
Two children were injured after being electrocuted and an electric pole in Mandi Bahauddin. Five people were injured after a high roof van collided with an oil tanker collided in Murrier, according to data provided by rescue managers.
The spokesperson for the motorway police said that the rain had hit the highways and national motorways in the central region, including Lahore-Kot; Lahore-Khanewal; Lahore-Sialkot motorway sections. The national road to Manga Mandi, Pattoki and Okara also received heavy rains.
Meanwhile, the National Operation Center (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has published an alerts based on the impact due to the generalized precipitation of the monsoon and the risks of flooding associated in several regions of the country.
The NDMA has warned that heavy rains, wind turbines and thunderstorms are probably in several Punjab districts, notably Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Siackot, Narowal, Faithbad, Sargodha, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Rajanpur and Islambad during 26 to June.
