Two women were killed and more than 80 people sustained injuries after dozens of mud houses collapsed as a heavy storm hit different areas of Sahiwal on Friday.
According to sources, a whirlwind hit many areas of Sahiwal.
A woman named Sajida, resident of Hamid Town, was killed and her six-year-old daughter sustained injuries when a wall of their house collapsed due to the storm.
Another woman, Maryam, was killed and her four children were injured when the roof of their mud house caved in at Nooran Sepal area due to the heavy storm.
At least 76 people, including women and children sustained injuries in various areas of Shaban Town, Kot Khatam, Ali Shan, Harrapa Station and Noorshan.
Sources said that due to the storm, a fire erupted in at least 78 areas of the Sahiwal, disrupting the routine life of the locals.
PRE-MONSOON RAINS NEXT WEEK: Meanwhile, giving a breather to the masses bearing extreme hot weather conditions, Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted pre-Monsoon rain in next week.
According to the Met Office, the current intense spell of heat would continue for another two to three days in most parts of the country and is expected to subside after pre-monsoon rain/thundershowers and dust-storms hit Islamabad, Upper Punjab, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Kashmir valley.
The Met Office further reported that a tropical cyclone was developing in eastern parts of the Arabian Sea.
According to reports, the cyclone is likely to move in north-westerly direction (towards Oman coast) due to which the current intense heat-wave over Pakistan is likely to further intensify and would extend northward (Islamabad, KP and Upper Punjab) today.
The heat wave will also envelop northern areas (Gilgit-Baltistan and the Kashmir valley) during the weekend, triggering large scale snow-melting from Friday to Monday.
The inflows in all hilly rivers of Upper KP and GB and Kashmir and Tarbela Dam may also increase.
Meanwhile, during the past 24 hours, the weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country.
Light rain and thunderstorm associated with gusty winds occurred in areas of GB, Faisalabad, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan and Karachi divisions.
