PESHAWAR(Special Correspondents); Eleven people, including three women and six children, were killed after rainwater entered the basement of a house in Dara Adam Khel area of Peshawar.
According to the rescue officials, rainwater submerged the basement of the house of Amjad, which resulted in the death of 11 people. All the dead bodies have been retrieved from the spot.
Meanwhile, eight people lost their lives in Tharparkar in incidents of lightning strikes. Three fatalities happened as a result of downpour in Rawalpindi.
Besides, many low-lying areas were inundated in Islamabad and Rawalpindi as monsoon currents lashed the twin cities.
Heavy Rains to Lash Pakistan, NDMA Urges Precautions
The alert covers the following areas,
Azad Kashmir: Expected to experience heavy rainfall, leading to flash flooding and landslides ¹.
Malakand: Heavy rainfall predicted, with a risk of flash flooding and damage to infrastructure ¹.
Hazara: Expected to receive heavy rainfall, leading to flash flooding and landslides ¹.
Gujranwala: Heavy rainfall predicted, with a risk of flash flooding and damage to infrastructure ¹.
Other areas: Potohar, Mardan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Multan, Rajanpur, Mirpur Khas, Sukkur, Karachi, Hyderabad, Umarkot, Badin, Thatta, Tharparkar, DI Khan, Koh-e-Sulaiman range, Zhob, Ziarat, Kalat, and Sibbi divisions are also expected to receive heavy rainfall,
The authority has issued an alert to the provincial disaster management authorities and other relevant institutions, a spokesperson said.
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