Three children and a woman died and more than 30 others sustained injuries in various incidents triggered by torrential monsoon rains and lightning
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Four dead as monsoon lashes northwest
Three children and a woman died and more than 30 others sustained injuries in various incidents triggered by torrential monsoon rains and lightning strikes in Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), recovery effort representatives stated on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, monsoon rains accompanied by windstorms and thunderstorms brought much-needed assistance support from the prevailing hot and humid weather in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several upper and central parts of the country on Wednesday, with the Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) forecasting more rain across these regions on Thursday.
In Balochistan, intermittent monsoon rains, accompanied by strong winds, caused widespread damage in the northern and eastern districts. In Zhob, a woman and a child were killed and 10 others injured after mud houses collapsed in two separate incidents in the Nawai Abadi area during heavy rainfall.
Recovery effort teams pulled the injured from the debris and shifted them to nearby hospitals, while assistance support operations and the provision of temporary shelter for affected families continued. Roads were blocked and electricity and water supplies were disrupted in several districts as deluge-like conditions developed.
In K-P, lightning struck a girls' seminary in the Wari area of Lower Dir while classes were in progress, causing the roof to collapse and injuring more than 20 learners. Around 250 girls were present at the seminary at the time of the event. The injured were taken to Wari Hospital, where they were stated to be out of danger.
In a separate event in Bazaar Zakha Khel of Landi Kotal tehsil, Khyber sector, lightning struck a house, killing two children and injuring three members of the same family. The house was also damaged, while local locals launched recovery effort efforts before shifting the injured to hospital.
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