Summary Intermittent rain continued in Lahore, inundating low-lying areas and wreaking havoc for residents.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - At least four people including two children were killed in rain-related incidents in Lahore on Sunday.
Intermittent rain continued in Lahore, inundating low-lying areas and wreaking havoc for residents.
Two children were killed and four including a minor girl were injured when the roof of a house collapsed at Bediyan road Jambo stop.
Meanwhile, rain in city made a slushy mess on the sidewalks, leaving puddles in places and making it difficult for pedestrians to get across some streets.
Constant rains badly affected the power system as 61 feeders of LESCO were reportedly tripped, suspending electric supply to many homes.
Rains in Punjab decreased suffocation and lowered the temperature while water was pooled in many areas of Lahore including Nisbat Road, Bhati Chowk, Lakshmi Chowk, Davis Road and Kashmir Road, causing severe problems to the commuters.
Model Town, Garden Town, Wahdat Colony, Gawalmandi Chowk, Garhi Shahu Chowk, Davis Road, Railway Station, Shadbagh, Misri Shahd, Neela Gumbad Chowk, Kashmir Road, Outfall Road, GPO Chowk, Chauburji, Samanabad, Sultanpura, Mughalpura, Shahdara, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Township, Faisal Town, Green Town, Garden Town, Gulberg, Kahna, Mozang, Saadi Park, Anarkali, Walled City, Brandreth Road and Naulakha were among the most affected localities.
According to met office, scattered rain with thundershower is likely in northeast Punjab‚ Hazara division‚ Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.
Temperature of some major cities recorded on Sunday morning:
Islamabad 23 degree centigrade‚ Lahore and Muzaffarabad 24‚ Karachi 28‚ Peshawar 26‚ Quetta 18 and Gilgit 21 degree centigrade.
