A thunderstorm hit the majority of the cities in Punjab early Wednesday morning.
Heavy rain and gusts with thick clouds took the city by surprise in the morning when the pleasant weather turned into a storm.
Several areas were blacked out as the downpour tripped different power feeders.
Two people were injured in a roof collapse accident near Thokar Niaz Baig area owing to the thundershower.
Sources privy to rescue department stated that both the injured were taken out of the rubble and shifted to Jinnah Hospital.
Late Tuesday night, four of a family were killed in another roof collapse incident on Lahore’s Multan Road and at least five sustained injuries.
The department has forecast rains in Lahore on Thursday as well. However, as of Tuesday’s report, the rest of the week is clear and would be sunny.
According to forecast for other cities for the coming 24 hours, isolated rain-thundershower with gusty winds is expected in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat divisions, FATA, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
