12 people were killed and 15 others injured on Monday morning due to severe weather conditions, lightning strikes and heavy rains in the country ahead of the monsoon season.
10 people including children were killed and 7 injured due to lightning strikes in Narowal, Pasrur, Sheikhupura and Sialkot in Punjab.
In Lahore too, 150 electricity feeders tripped due to heavy rain. Meanwhile, heavy rains are lashing the country’s largest province, with citizens facing multiple problems – power outages and flooded roads.
Intermittent rain continues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a woman died and 6 people were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Takhtaband village of Bunir.
Heavy rains also occurred in Shabkadar, Swat, Charsadda, Mansehra, Lower Dir, Swabi and North Waziristan.
It also rained in Sheila Bagh, Toba Achakzai, Musa Khel, Wadi Ziarat, Nushki and Washak in Balochistan, resulting in flooding in the rivers. It rained in many cities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir including Muzaffarabad.
‘Warning’
Severe weather conditions are likely as the Meteorological Department has predicted that moist winds will enter the upper and central parts of the country from the Arabian Sea and a westerly wave will enter the upper parts of the country on June 25.
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Guliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad are likely to experience rain/storm and thundershowers under the influence of this weather system. 24 to Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Karam, Bannu, Lucky Marwat, Kohat, Mianwali, Sargodha, Hafizabad, MB Din, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh. (night) to June 30 with occasional breaks.
Rain/Wind and Thunderstorm also in Barkhan, Loralai, Sibi, Nasirabad, Kalat, Khuzdar, Zhob, Ziarat, Musa Khel, DI Khan, Karak, Waziristan, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Multan, Bhakkar, Leh, Kot. There is a chance of rain. Addu, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Okara from June 26 to 29 and Sukkur, Jacobabad and Larkana from June 27 to 28.
In an earlier weather advisory, the PMD had also warned that the current heat wave conditions will ease during the forecast period.
Heavy rains may lead to urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala and Lahore on June 26 and 27 and landslides in high-risk areas of Murree, Guliyat, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber. can cause Pakhtun Khaw.
On June 27 due to heavy rain, the mountain streams of DG Khan and adjoining areas of North-Eastern Balochistan may flood.
“All concerned authorities are advised to remain alert and take necessary precautions during the forecast period,” the PMD added.
