Heavy Monsoons Continue in Punjab and Sindh

Heavy Monsoons Continue in Punjab and Sindh,?It has been the third day that heavy rainfall continues in Punjab and Sindh. In various areas, the electricity supply and communication system has been disrupted; where as 8 people have also been injured due to ceiling collapse in Fasialabad.

In Lahore it has been raining heavily since 5 hours; where as in Sargodha it has been 7 hours that rain has not stopped. Almost 31 mm of rain has been recorded in Lahore and 30 mm of rain in Faisalabad so far. In the areas of DI Colony, Millat Road, 7 Marla Scheme and Dehnola Stop, 8 people have been injured due to ceiling collapse. The rain also continued overnight in the areas such as Rijana, Baseerpur, Dunyapur, Sahiwal, Jalalpur Bhattiyan, Jaccobabad and Sialkot.

According to the weather department, the monsoon winds present in the Western part of India are the main cause of rains in Pakistan. In the next 24 hours, monsoon rain will continue in most of the areas of Kashmir, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; however rainfall will end in Northern areas in the next 24 hours. Rain water has gathered in the low-lying areas due to have rains which is also causing problems for traffic.

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Heavy Monsoons Continue in Punjab and Sindh was first posted on July 22, 2010 at 7:55 am.
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