Insistent downpours broke a 30-year-old record as Lahore received more than 290mm of rain in a matter of 10 hours on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and causing urban flooding and damage to infrastructure.
According to Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, three people died due to electrocution, two were killed in roof collapses and a young girl drowned.
He said Lahore had received “record” rainfall today, which the interim CM claimed was unexpected. “We have dispatched teams across the city to clear main roads and drain water from submerged areas.”
In a tweet, he said that the heavy rains caused urban flooding.
’’All Cabinet members and Administration are in field to clear the water.
I am also monitoring the situation in field and getting updates from all over Lahore continuously.’’
The caretaker CM had earlier toured different parts of Lahore and monitored the process of draining the water.
Latest figures released by the Water And Sanitation Agency (Wasa) showed that more than 200 millimeters of rainfall was recorded in parts of the city over the last 10 hours.
This image shows the amount of rainfall recorded in Lahore since 3:55am.
The data showed that the highest amount of rainfall (291mm) was recorded in Lakshmi Chowk, followed by 277mm in Nishter Town and 270mm in Qurtaba Chowk.
At least three people died in rain-related incidents in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to media reports.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report, two people died in Shangla, and one in Karak.
The PDMA said eight people were injured, while seven houses sustained partial damage. One house was completely damaged.
An official of the KP relief department said that relief would be given to the victims as per the government policy.
