Lahore: Heavy rain wreaked havoc in the capital of Punjab for the second consecutive day on Thursday, at least 4 people were killed and 14 injured in various incidents.
In a statement, Rescue 1122 said that the roof of a house collapsed near Bandianwala Bridge in Amar Sidhu area of Lahore, as a result of which people died.
In the same incident, a 10-year-old child was injured, who was later shifted to Lahore General Hospital for treatment.
A statement from Rescue 1122 said around 14 people – sitting under “waiting shadows” – were injured when a wall collapsed at the government-run Mazing Teaching Hospital.
Interim Health Minister of Punjab Dr. Javed Akram said that after initial treatment, the injured have been shifted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
“A 12-year-old boy, who suffered head injuries, is in a critical condition. An adjacent wall is still standing, however, I have asked the commissioner to bring it down to the ground,” Akram said.
Apart from this, Interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi told reporters that the injured will be treated free of charge.
A day earlier, Lahore received more than 290 mm of rain in two periods in 10 hours, breaking a 30-year-old record in the provincial capital.
The life system was paralyzed due to heavy rain in the provincial capital as well, 10 people lost their lives in different incidents.
Flooding
The Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) had earlier in the day warned that heavy rain between July 8 and 10 could lead to “extreme to abnormal” flooding in the Chenab river.
The FFD warned: “With a deep trough of westerly wave along with strong intrusion of monsoon currents from both sources and approach of upper air circulation, very heavy rains at scattered places over upper Sutlej river catchment. Heavy to very heavy rain is expected over a wide area, Ravi and Chenab and to some extent over Jhelum river.”
Due to these meteorological conditions, very high to abnormally high flood levels are expected in the Chenab River, while the flood situation in the Ravi and Sutlej rivers will depend on the release of water from India, it added.
However, the FFD has warned that higher to higher levels of flooding are also expected in the Ravi and Chenab drains.
