Several provinces of Pakistan have been facing heavy rainfall and lightning and that has resulted in the death of 14 people. Multiple areas have been experiencing an electricity collapse; disaster management authorities have also been notified…
New Delhi: Pakistan was recently in the news for its Pakistan General Elections 2024 and the Pakistan Presidential Elections 2024. However, this time, the country is in the news for something unfortunate; there has been heavy rainfall and lightning in multiple parts of Pakistan. Due to the heavy rain and lightning, fourteen people have lost their lives across the country. Seeing the weather conditions, commissioners and deputy commissioners in the affected provinces have been alerted and the district disaster management authorities have also been informed and notified. Here’s all you need to know about the conditions in Pakistan…
14 Killed Due To Lightning In Pakistan, Heavy Rain Continue
As mentioned earlier, At least 14 people were killed following lightning strikes in Balochistan and Punjab as heavy downpours hit parts of provinces on Saturday, Geo News reported, citing officials. According to officials, four people were killed by lightning in Surab, Dera Bugti, and Pishin districts of Balochistan after westerly waves entered the province. Whereas, lightning struck two youths, Farid Ahmed and Jabir Ahmed, sitting in a garden of Tanak area in Surab district, killing them on the spot, while one other was injured. Meanwhile, one person died in Pishin district and another in Dera Bugti district by lightning.
Two children died in Basti Kalwar of Rahim Yar Khan district, one person in Thul Hassan, a couple in Basti Khokhran Feroza, a farmer in Khan Bela and a shepherd in Mari Allah due to lightning. Meanwhile, another person died in Khairpur Daha and an eight-year-old child in Chak-113 area of Bahawalpur district by lightning. A woman was killed in a similar incident in Lodhran, according to Geo News.
Pakistan Weather Update: Electricity Collapse In Affected Areas
Nearly the whole region of Balochistan and several areas of Punjab have been impacted by rain, thunderstorms, and dusty winds. Additionally, Quetta experienced a lot of rains, which broke the heatwave and made the temperature pleasant. A multitude of feeders experienced an electrical collapse, leaving much of Quetta without electricity since last afternoon. Meanwhile, a hailstorm in Washuk, Khuzdar, Surab, Kalat, Mastung, Nushki, Bolan, and Pashin caused the weather to turn frigid, reported Geo News.
Disaster Management Authorities Notified
However, a spokesperson for the Balochistani administration stated that due to the unexpected rainfall and weather in the province, directives have been sent to all commissioners and deputy commissioners. Chief Minister Sardar Sarfaraz Bugti has directed measures to remove encroachments from all natural drainage routes, and the district disaster management authorities have been notified, he said.
In another news from Pakistan, a few unidentified gunment killed at least nine people after kidnapping them from a bus in Lahore; they blocked the Quetta-Taftan Highway N-40 near Noshki. The gunmen stopped the bus to apparently check the passengers’ identity cards but eventually kidnapped and killed them.
(Inputs from ANI)