Lahore (HRNW): Torrential rains, flash floods, and lightning strikes have caused widespread devastation across Pakistan, leaving at least 14 people dead and dozens injured. Heavy rainfall disrupted normal life in several provinces, inundating low-lying areas, damaging homes and infrastructure, and triggering multiple weather-related emergencies.
In Swat, a tourist boat capsized in Saifullah Lake, claiming the lives of six tourists from the same family. Rescue teams recovered the bodies, while the search for one missing woman remained underway.
In Attock, three people, including two brothers, were killed and five others injured in separate incidents involving the collapse of walls and roofs. In Landi Kotal, two children lost their lives and four people were injured after being struck by lightning. In Upper Dir, lightning injured 20 female students at a religious seminary.
In Zhob, Balochistan, a woman and a child were killed when roofs collapsed during heavy rain, while another man died after being struck by lightning in Ganjial Qaidabad.
In Abbottabad, three people were injured after their vehicle was swept away by a rain-fed stream. In Mardan, two children were among three people injured when a signboard and a wall collapsed during the storm.
Heavy rainfall in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Lahore brought relief from the intense summer heat, but also caused power outages as multiple electricity feeders tripped. Significant rainfall was also reported in Attock, Pindi Bhattian, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Bhera, Hafizabad, Kasur, Muridke, and Gujrat, where water accumulated in low-lying areas.
In Haripur, swollen streams overflowed, flooding roads, while Abbottabad experienced severe urban flooding, with rainwater entering shops after roads turned into waterlogged pools.
Rain was also recorded in Khuzdar, Zhob, and Kohlu, while Swabi experienced rainfall accompanied by hailstorms. In Karachi, cloudy weather prevailed, with light showers reported in New Karachi, Gulshan-e-Memar, and Gadap.
Meanwhile, monsoon rains triggered flash flooding in the villages of Gais Bala, Gais Pain, and Niat Valley in Diamer, Gilgit-Baltistan. Floodwaters damaged access roads and entered residential homes, disrupting daily life in the affected communities.
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