Tragic outcomes resulted from severe weather that hit the nation before the monsoon. In the early hours of Monday, lightning strikes and torrential rains resulted in the deaths of 12 people and the injuries of another 15.
Ten people, including children, were killed by lightning strikes in the Punjabi cities of Narowal, Pasrur, Sheikupura, and Sialkot, and seven more were hurt.
Heavy rains in Lahore caused power outages that affected 150 power feeders. Severe rain is currently plaguing the largest province in the nation, leading to issues like flooded roads and disrupted electricity supply.
In Takhta Band village in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a tragic incident involving a collapsed house resulted in the deaths of a woman and six other people.
Heavy rainfall was also experienced in Shabqadar, Swat, Charsadda, Mansehra, Lower Dir, Swabi, and North Waziristan.
Streams flooded in Balochistan’s Shela Bagh, Toba Achakzai, Musa Khel, Ziarat Valley, Noshki, and Washuk. Rainfall was also experienced in Azad Jammu and Kashmir cities, including Muzaffarabad.
On June 25, a westerly wave and moist air currents from the Arabian Sea entered the upper and central parts of the country, prompting a weather alert from the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
From the evening of June 24 to the evening of June 30, this weather system is predicted to bring rain, wind, and thunderstorms to a number of locations, with the potential for very heavy downpours.
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