LAHORE: At least 17 people were killed and several others
sustained injuries in rain-related incidents in different parts of Punjab
on Thursday.
According to a rescue team spokesperson, the roof of an old house collapsed
in Ibrahim Colony located in Lahore’s Harbanspura area, killing four people
and injuring five others.
Following the incident, rescue workers rushed to the spot and retrieved the
two bodies, whereas, seven others were injured – among whom two died during
treatment while the condition of the remaining injured is said to be out of
danger.
Meanwhile, the roof of a house on Muridke Road in Sheikhupura collapsed,
killing two people and injuring seven others. Moreover, five people,
including a woman and four children, were killed when the roof of their
house collapsed in Mandi Bahauddin’s Phalia area.
In addition, a landslide occurred in a coal mine in Qasba Bhal of Chakwal
due to the rain, causing three labourers to get crushed to death and five
others injured.
Moreover, two other persons died in Faisalabad and Zafarwal from
electrocution.
