Two people killed, nine others injured as rains wreak havoc in Pakistan’s Punjab

Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) At least two people were killed and nine others injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Punjab in the past 24 hours, according to the Rescue 1122 statement on Thursday, local media reported.

Punjab Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmad said that the collapse of walls, roofs and a billboard triggered by strong winds and heavy rain caused casualties, the Dawn reported.

Two people were killed, and three others were injured after a wall collapsed in Attock. In Para Shaheen Bagh, three people were injured after the roof of a house caved in, according to the spokesperson.

One person was injured after being hit by lightning in Khushab’s Qaidabad area, while another suffered injuries after a signboard collapsed due to strong winds in Sargodha, Dawn reported.

One person sustained injuries after a wooden roof collapsed in Sheikhupura. Rescue 1122 said emergency teams reached the site of the incidents and took the injured people to hospitals for treatment.

On Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that a fresh monsoon spell was set to start in the country in the first week of July.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that at least seven people were killed and 33 others injured in incidents caused by strong winds, lightning, and rainfall in several parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on June 14.

The deceased in the incidents reported from Bannu, Shangla, and Mansehra include four men, one woman, and two children. The casualties took place when walls and roofs of houses collapsed due to strong winds and heavy rain that occurred in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the damage assessment report released by the PDMA, Geo News reported.

The fatalities were reported days after at least two people were killed and 31 others were injured in rain and wind-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

–IANS

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