In various cities of Punjab, including Lahore, the heavy rain has created a flood situation in the early morning, while eight people have lost their lives in the recent rains in Balochistan.
An incident of lightning occurred during the rain in Mauza Khairewala of Chobara Tehsil, as a result of which 36 goats were killed. Cattle Pal Muhammad Sharif is grief-stricken over the loss of lakhs of rupees.
There was heavy rain with thunder and strong winds in different cities of Punjab. The feeders also tripped.
In the provincial capital Lahore including Shimla Pahari, Lakshmi Chowk, Gwalmandi, Cordoba Chowk, Davis Road, Mall Road, Achhra, Qainchi, Chongi Amar Sidhu, Gujumta, Islampura, Bund Road, Anar Kali, Shalamar Bagh, Model Town, Gulbarg, Garden Town. In other places, the clouds rained heavily, the low-lying areas were inundated following heavy rain.
Apart from Lahore, Muridke, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Safdarabad, Jardanwala, Faisalabad, Chiniot, Toba Tek Singh, Kamonki, Narowal, Okara, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Renala Khurd, Kot Addu, Bhalwal, Kabirwala, Hafizabad, Manchanabad, Some light and some heavy rains also occurred in Shurkot, Pakpattan and other cities in the morning.
Meteorologist warned, be ready to bear the wrath of the sun even today
Due to the rain in various cities of Punjab, the weather became more pleasant due to the breaking of the heat. Difficulties were encountered.
First heavy pre-monsoon rain in Lahore completes century in millimetres
On the other hand, the first heavy rain of pre-monsoon in different areas of Lahore completed the century in mm.
Rainfall in 2 areas of the city completed century in mm, Cordoba Chowk recorded 110 mm while Lakshmi Chowk recorded 105 mm.
Jail Road recorded 48 mm, Airport 23 mm, Gulberg 76 mm, Apparmal 49 mm, Mughalpura 53 mm, Tajpura 40 mm, Nishtar Town 51 mm and Chowk Nakhda 48 mm.
The rains badly affected Lesco’s transmission system
On the other hand, the rain in Lahore city badly affected the transmission system of LESCO, more than 100 feeders of LESCO were tripped due to the rain.
Tripped feeders and other technical glitches caused power outages in several areas.
Electricity is still out in many areas of Bhatti Chowk, Bedian Road, Gulshan Ravi, Cooper Road, Badami Bagh, Sabzazar, Garhi Shahu, Shah Jamal, Mughalpura, Islampura, Mustafaabad, Shahpur, Kahana, Chongi Amarsadhu.
According to the sources, only the feeders are being restored by removing the affected areas from the system, the power supply was cut off for hours in the damaged transformer areas. Citizens are worried regarding the long power outage.
Heavy rains continue in Balochistan
Eight people were killed and 25 injured in various accidents due to recent rains in Balochistan. Eighty-eight houses were completely destroyed by the rains, more than 250 houses were partially damaged.
According to the PDMA report, seventeen kilometers of roads and 1,310 acres of agricultural land were affected in Balochistan, while twenty-nine cattle were also killed.
In Kalihosri area of Loralai Dikki, there was rain with strong winds, following which the weather became pleasant, but the residents were worried by flood relays at some places.
Thunderstorms are continuing in Balochistan, clouds have fallen in Khuzdar, Awaran, Kech, Dera Bugti, Sibi, Musa Khel, Barkhan, Zhob, Sherani and adjoining areas.
At Musa Khel, the vehicle plunged into the flooded river, due to which the occupants of the vehicle were rescued safely.
Get ready for the hot weather, rain is going to happen in some parts of the country
National highway closed due to landslides leading to Dera Ismail Khan has been restored.
Due to rain and flood some communication roads were temporarily closed in Awaran which were restored, heavy rain in Sorab led to flooding in rivers.
After the rain in Mansehra, Balakot and Gurdu Nawah, the weather became pleasant and the heat wave broke. While the ongoing rain in Kaghan Valley and Naran has stopped since Syria.
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2024-07-03 15:26:06
