Four people died and 40 were injured in incidents related to rain in Punjab in the last 24 hours, since stronger showers were expected throughout the province, according to rescue officials and local authorities.
The rains of the monsoon fall throughout the region from June to September, offering a breath of summer heat. They are crucial to replenish water supplies and agriculture and, therefore, the livelihoods of millions of farmers and food security. However, they also cause ravages to trigger fatal floods, landslides and displacement, particularly in vulnerable areas, poorly drained or densely populated.
At least nine people lost their lives and many others suffered wounds while the heavy rains of the monsoon whipped Lahore on Wednesday. The downpours caused generalized floods and interrupted daily life in several areas.
“In the last 24 hours, four people died and 40 were injured due to rains and winds throughout the province,” said Punjab spokesman from Rescue 1122, Farooq Ahmed.
Those who suffered serious injuries were immediately transported to a hospital, said the spokesman.
In the village of Virkaan de Sheikhpura, a two -year -old boy and a five -year -old boy died and two others were injured when a roof collapsed, according to the statement.
In the Nishtar de Lahore neighborhood, a 50 -year -old man died when a roof collapsed, while two others were injured. A similar incident in a railway station in the city left a two -year -old boy dead and hurt two others.
A child was also injured in the Sheikhpura district when a wall collapsed in Jandiala Road. Two people were injured when a bamboo ceiling collapsed in the town of Jhamke, while a person was injured in a similar incident in Orange Mandi.
Four people were injured when the walls and ceilings collapsed in Vehari, while a person was injured in the Chak No. 59WB of the district when the solar panels fell on them.
Three people were injured when a roof collapsed in Dera Ghazi Khan, while a person was injured when a wall gave in Mankera, a city in the Bhakkar district of Sargodha.
In Atock, a family of six was trapped at home due to heavy rains and urban floods, and subsequently was injured. The rescue staff arrived at the site of the incident and transferred everyone to a safe place after providing medical assistance, according to the statement.
Two people were injured in separate incidents when their motorcycle fell into different lahore locations. On the Ashiana road of the city, a person was killed when a TR beam fell, while two people were injured in the Ichhra Bakhsh Ganjhsh when a roof collapsed.
Three people suffered wounds in ceiling collapse incidents in the Muzaffar colony of Chak 5/4L and Chak 6/4l in Okara. One person was injured in the neighborhoods of Sahiwal Aurengabad and Al-Aman Garden.
An individual was injured when a roof collapsed in Chak Gul Daska in Sialkot, while another was injured in the Kotla Malam of the Rajanpur district.
Lahore experiences 7 hours of continuous rain: Pdma
Separately, in its daily report, the Provincial Authority of Disaster Management (PDMA) said that Lahore experienced seven hours of continuous downpour on Thursday morning, registering the highest provincial account with 140 mm of rain.
A heavy rain of the monsoon is expected in most Punjab parts over the next 24 hours, according to the daily report citing the general director of PDMA, Irfan Ali Kathia.
It is likely that the second Monzonic rain spell will continue until July 13, he added.
Sialkot registered 77 mm of rain, Gujranwala 67 mm, Chakwal 65 mm, Jhelum 64 mm, Hafizabad 60 mm, Gujrat 52 mm, Mandi Bahauddin 47 mm and atock 45 mm rain.
Faisalabad recorded 51 mm of rain, Nanowal 44 mm, Okara 33 mm, while Toba Tek Singh and Sheikhupura recorded 25 mm each. Rawalpindi and Kasur each recorded 23 mm of rain, 19 mm mangrove, 18 mm sargodha, DG Khan 16 mm, Jhang 11 mm, Mianwali 10 mm, Sahiwal 8 mm and died 1 mm of rain.
Heavy rains are predicted in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, fine, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sahiwal and Mianwali, according to the report.
Kathia ordered citizens to take precautionary measures and stay in safe places during thunderstorms.
