ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (NNN-APP) – At least 10 people were killed and three others injured, in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province last night, local media reported.
According to the reports, a roof collapsed in Tariq Abad area of Okara city of Punjab, during a thunderstorm, leaving eight people dead and three injured.
Local people and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a hospital.
The deceased included three women, four children and a man, while the identities of the injured are not known yet.
In another incident, a person died after a wall fell on him, when he was walking beside it, in Hujra Shah Muqeem area of the Okara district.
Another man lost his life after he was hit by lightning, in Toba Tek Singh district of the province.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department yesterday predicted thunderstorms along with strong winds in different parts of the country.– NNN-APP
