Monsoon Rains Kill 20 in Punjab and KP PDMA Issues Alert
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in a factsheet released today, said that most of the deaths resulted owing to the collapse of dilapidated buildings and rooftops.
The rainfall damaged 27 houses, PDMA said. “In the incidents of lightning strike in Khanewal and Okara, two persons were killed, while two children were electrocuted to death in Mandi Bahauddin,” according to the report.
The first spell of monsoon is expected to persist in the province until July 1.
The weather reports apprehended urban flooding in Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala cities of Punjab.
A contingency alert has been issued for the big cities of the province, while the authorities have imposed a ban on bathing and swimming in rivers, canals, and rain drains, Director General PDMA Punjab said.
PDMA Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday said that 20 people were killed and several were injured in flooding and rain-related incidents in the province.
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