Lahore is hit by torrential rain for a second day, resulting in 4 fatalities and 15 injuries.

 

In two separate incidences of roof and wall collapses in Lahore on Thursday, as torrential rain continued to pummelled the city for a second day, at least four people perished and fifteen others were injured.

In the city's Amar Sidhu neighbourhood, a house's roof fell owing to heavy rain, killing four individuals, including three children under the age of 10, according to a statement from Rescue 1122.

A second kid, 10 years old, was hurt and sent to the Lahore General Hospital.

In a second event, a wall of the Government Mozang Teaching Hospital that was next to another structure fell, injuring 14 additional people.

Another statement from Rescue 1122 claims that the "waiting shade" crashed into the hospital's waiting room, injuring 14 people who were subsequently transported to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

According to a statement from the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Monsoon Control Room, the Nishtar Town director office recorded the highest amount of rainfall, measuring 65mm, followed by the Johar Town SDO office, measuring 57mm, and Lakshmi Chowk, measuring 38mm.

The areas that had the least rainfall were the airport area (5.5mm), the Mughalpura SDO office (3.5mm), and Upper Mall (3.5mm).

In the meantime, interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that "everything was under control" today. He told reporters in Lahore that eight secretaries were overseeing the

Additionally, he addressed the province's flood alarm, adding, "Commissioners and deputy commissioners have already begun working on this. A meeting on it was presided over by the chief secretary in the morning. On this, the entire government is working.

Nine individuals had died on Wednesday in various instances including electricity, roof collapses, drowning, and lightning around Punjab. Lahore's "record" rainfall of 291 mm, according to interim Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, was described as surprising.

Similar sentiments were expressed by Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, who said that the preceding 30 years had not seen rainfall this heavy in such a short period of time.

Wasa's "record-breaking" assertion was refuted by the Met Office, however, when one of its employees, who wished to remain unnamed, referred to it as "self-serving" since it allowed the organisation more time and resources to clear water from the city.

Dr. Wasa examines the drainage work

The drainage activities at many underpasses, including Captain Mubeen Shaheed Underpass, and the roadways of the province capital were evaluated earlier today by Wasa Managing Director Ghufran Ahmed.

He said that "all disposal stations were functioning at their full capacity" and he also gave the order to make sure that fuel is available for all generators used to remove floodwater.

Zahid Akhtar Zaman, the chief secretary of Punjab, was reportedly "present on the pitch to review the preparations for water drainage," according to an official statement from his office.

The statement said that Zaman travelled to "various roads and the Kalma Chowk underpass" and reported him as ordering all cops to stay on the scene.

The chief secretary was further described as ordering the departmental secretaries to evaluate underpasses and disposal facilities.

The statement reported Zaman as saying, "Special measures should be taken to keep the traffic flowing," and claimed that the official had ordered the installation of new pumps to remove water from low-lying regions.

Authorities issue warnings about landslides, flash floods, and urban flooding

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued the following weather advisory this morning: "Heavy rain may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sahiwal, Toba Tek Singh, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Okara, Kohat, Peshawar, Bannu,

It further states that the "vulnerable areas of Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa may experience landslides as a result of the heavy rain."

"Heavy falls may cause flash floods in local nullas and hill torrents of Kashmir, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kohlu, Sibbi, Barkhan, Zhob, Loralai, Qilla Saifullah, and Musa Khel during the period," it warns.

In the meantime, a weather alert from the PMD's Regional Meteorological Centre for Lahore indicates that there is a risk of flash floods and land slides in sensitive parts of Punjab and Kashmir due to the heavy rains.

During the week of July 5–9, there is also a possibility of urban flooding in Punjab's major cities, including Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Multan, and Dera Ghazi Khan.