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Last Updated:July 17, 2025, 16:48 IST
Heavy rains battered Pakistan’s Punjab province and led to over five dozen deaths.
A child holds an umbrella as he wades through a flooded street after a downpour in Lahore, Pakistan. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Over 63 people either drowned or got electrocuted to death as torrential rains battered Pakistan’s Punjab province in a period of 24 hours. Over 290 people were injured during this period.
A report by broadcaster BBC said that most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings and the rest drowned or were electrocuted to death, citing the Pakistani disaster management body.
Authorities of Rawalpindi city declared Thursday as a public holiday to keep residents indoors and asked people living along Nullah Leh, a tributary of Indus, have been asked to evacuate, however, a Thursday report by GeoNews said that water levels started decreasing as the rain finally stopped after 18 hours.
The latest deaths take the toll to nearly 180 since the monsoon started in late June in Pakistan. More than half of them were children, the BBC report pointed out.
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev...
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Lahore, Pakistan
First Published:News world 63 Killed In A Single Day In Pakistan Due To Torrential Rains
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