21 people died due to heavy rain across the country, low-lying areas flooded, electricity suspended, house roofs, walls, lightning strikes – Pakistan

Heavy rains are continuing intermittently in various districts of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. 21 people died due to the rain, the roof of the house, the walls fell down and the woman and 5 children were struck by lightning.

Heavy rains are continuing intermittently in different districts of Sindh including Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas and Nowshahrofiroz. In Jamshoro, the rain caused destruction in the hilly area. Many sheep and goats were washed away by rainwater, several villages were cut off from Jamshoro by land.

Apart from this, heavy rain has been going on intermittently since late night in different areas including Mirpurkhas, Nowshehro Feroze, Bhat Shah, New Saeedabad, Matiari, Hala and Mitari.

Due to the rain, the low-lying areas have been submerged while the main roads are presenting the scene of ponds.

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It has been raining heavily for 10 hours in Dadu city and its surroundings.

Electricity supply has been suspended in the city and suburbs for 10 hours, citizens are facing severe problems due to long power breakdown.

Due to the rain, water has also entered the District Headquarters Hospital, due to which the patients are also facing severe problems.

Tando Adam

A 40-feet wide crack occurred in the Rohri canal near Tando Adam of Sanghar tehsil, more than a dozen villages including Alam Dero, Sui Kandar and other villages were submerged due to the crack.

Due to the crack, thousands of acres of crops were flooded, while despite the information, the officials of the Inhar Tando Adam II Department did not arrive.

Rojhan

Due to heavy rains in the mountain range of Mount Sulaiman in Shahwali, Union Council of Rojhan, severe flooding occurred in the mountain streams.

The flood drain from Shahwali Koh-e-Sulaiman overflowed, the flood water reached Shahwali, while the flood water in Shahwali completely destroyed rice and cotton crops standing on hundreds of acres.

Adjacent settlements were seriously threatened by the flood water. Residents say that if immediate rescue measures are not taken, Basti Lashari is in danger of drowning, while the residents appealed to the government for immediate help.

Jacobabad

The rain is continuing intermittently in the surrounding areas including Jacobabad city. Due to the rain, the low-lying areas have been flooded. The citizens are facing problems due to the accumulation of up to one foot of rain water on Shikarpur Road, Station Road, Civil Hospital Road in the center of the city. Is.

On the other hand, electricity supply has been suspended for the last 24 hours, which has increased the problems of the citizens.

Citizens have demanded from the higher authorities to ensure drainage in the city and restore electricity so that the public can avoid further hardships.

Thrall

The torrential rain that has been continuing for 2 days in Thal has turned Jhal Thal into one.

Rainwater has accumulated two feet of water on Shahi Bazar Municipal Road, Rehbar Chowk, Riaz Hotel and other places, due to which the citizens are facing severe problems.

On the other hand, due to the rain, 100 feet cracks have also occurred in the Musa Allahabad canal from different places, due to which water has accumulated up to 3 feet in various rural areas and due to cracks in various canals, there is a flood for Thal. Khazara also arose while the citizens appealed to the higher authorities for help.

Khanpur

In Cholistan area of ​​Khanpur due to torrential rain, a 40-feet wide crack occurred in Head Farid Cholistan Minor, the staff of the Court Inhar disappeared.

Due to the crack, water entered the nearby crops, fodder, fodder, cotton, paddy crops were badly affected while people are busy trying to close the crack with your help.

According to the concerned residents, despite the passage of 12 hours, the Inhar staff could not reach the scene, the canal was not closed late at night, the flow of water is increasing.

Due to release of excess water in Nahar Onel canal, there is a breach in 2 places, there is further risk of inundation of many acres of ready cotton crop due to the crack in Nahar Onel along with Salwale farm.

The residents of the area have demanded that Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz take notice against the staff of the Inhar Department.

Balochistan

On the other hand, rains continue for the fourth consecutive day in different areas of Balochistan, flood situation has arisen due to heavy rain in different areas, while traffic is suspended on the highways and roads connecting the province with other parts of the country.

The number of deaths due to rains in Balochistan increased from 6 to 12. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, a total of 12 people lost their lives and 32 others were injured in rain-related incidents in the province while 263 houses were damaged. , of which 91 have been completely destroyed.

Major rivers including Nai Gaj, Bolan, Lahri and Mula have high level of flood, near these rivers Ziarat, Harnai, Zhob, Sanjavi, Loralai, Qila Saifullah, Muslim Bagh and Khanuzai have been experiencing continuous downpour for the past three days. Rains continue.

Flooding will occur in some areas of the province, including Sibi, where water has entered several villages.

Officials said that on Friday night, 4 protective dams of the Sabi were breached, resulting in inundation of 5 villages in the area.

Officials said that severe flooding has occurred in the rivers of the province which has affected the main highways of the province, suspending traffic while landslides have also been reported in some areas. has affected the bridge, following which the local administration closed the bridge for heavy traffic.

Several villages in Jhal Magsi district were affected and the area was cut off from Gandwa, several houses in Jhal Magsi were submerged in flood water, forcing the residents to move for shelter.

The rain also caused considerable damage in Kohlu, destroying crops standing on about 312 acres of land, 19 km of roads were affected while roofs of several mud houses collapsed in New Kali, Mari Colony and Tambo areas.

Apart from this, the level of Hub Dam also increased by 4 feet to 327 feet.

In Balochistan’s Kalat district, due to heavy rains, the Zawah river has flooded, while there is a fear of a crack in the storm drain at Mughalzai.

According to the alert issued by PDMA, strong winds are also expected in Khuzdar, Lasbela, Panjgur, Barkhan Kohlu, Bolan, Harnai, Naseerabad, Jafarabad, Dera Bugti, Ziarat, Shirani, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah and Kalat. There is a chance of rain and thundershowers at intervals.

Azad Kashmir

Monsoon rains are continuing intermittently in Azad Kashmir as well, in Muzaffarabad, Neelum, Jhelum Valley, Haveli, Bagh and Poonch districts, the flow of water in the Neelum river has accelerated.