Monsoon rain kills 19 more across Pakistan

Pakistan monsoon rain

The ongoing monsoon spell has resulted in the death of at least 19 others and dozens injured in rain-related incidents all over Pakistan.

A house roof in Garhi Shahu in Lahore collapsed killing a husband, wife and their daughter and injuring another daughter.

Three siblings of Ali Sher Khan aged 15, Iman aged 14 and Falak Sher aged 13 in Gujrat died after the roof of their home collapsed.

Two people, including a seven-year-old child, were killed after a roof collapsed in Kasur. In Hujra Shah Muqeem, a woman died and four others were injured, following the collapse of their home’s roof.

In the district of Raja Jang in Kasur, 10-year-old Saad and 11-year-old Ehsan drowned in the flooded water.

There were also a number of fatalities caused by electrocution incidents. In Bahawalnagar, a seven year old child was electrocuted, in Okara a person died from contact with an electrified utility pole and in Daska a man, father of 5, was killed by a contact with an electrified utility pole.

In Sheikhupura, a bus conductor was killed and six passengers injured when the wires of an electrical pole came in contact with a bus.

A child was killed after being hit by lightning in Umerkot and a man drowned in flood water in Tharparkar.

Meanwhile, in the Darsamand area of Hangu, two children lost their lives and three people, including two women, are injured after heavy rains caused the roof of their house to collapse.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted further rainfall in the country and the threat of flash flooding in some cities.

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