ISLAMABAD: At least five people were killed and 45 others injured after strong winds, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall swept across parts of Pakistan’s Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, disrupting daily life, damaging infrastructure, and causing power outages, officials said on Friday.
According to local media reports, several cities in Punjab, including Lahore, Kasur, Jhang, Faisalabad, Okara, Chichawatni, and Pakpattan, experienced rain accompanied by strong winds. While the weather brought relief from intense summer heat, it also caused significant disruptions in several areas.
The adverse weather affected electricity supply across multiple parts of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) region, leaving numerous neighborhoods without power. Utility crews were deployed to restore electricity services and repair damaged infrastructure.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, severe weather conditions triggered a series of accidents. In the northwestern district of Bannu, four people were killed and 16 others sustained injuries in weather-related incidents, local authorities reported.
Further south in Dera Ismail Khan, torrential rain and strong winds uprooted trees and brought down electricity poles, causing several power feeders to trip and disrupting electricity supply to multiple localities. Four people were injured in separate incidents linked to the storm.
Meanwhile, hailstorms were reported in the Bermal tehsil of Lower South Waziristan, where heavy rain and falling hail further affected routine activities and lowered temperatures across the region.
Authorities said emergency teams were monitoring the situation and assessing damage in affected areas. The nationwide toll from weather-related incidents linked to the latest spell of storms and rain currently stands at five fatalities and 45 injuries.
Pakistan frequently experiences severe weather events during the pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons, with strong winds, flash floods, and thunderstorms posing risks to communities and infrastructure across the country.
