MASSIVE FLOOD. At least 26 people died when a massive flooding and lighting hit many parts of Pakistan on Saturday (April 13, 2024). Heavy downpours also knocked out power and destroyed crops and orchards. (Anadolu)
KARACHI, Pakistan – At least 26 people were killed and several others injured after massive rains and lightning struck parts of northeast and southwest Pakistan over the past 24 hours, provincial rescue officials said Saturday.
Punjab's southern districts Rahimyar Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Lodhran were the hardest hit where lightning killed 17 people. Over a dozen persons were also injured in rain-related accidents across the province.
Another eight deaths and around a dozen injuries were reported from different districts of Balochistan, the country's largest province in terms of land, where massive rains and flash floods inundated large swathes and caused streams to burst their banks.
One person died and another two got injured in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Heavy downpours also knocked out power and destroyed crops and orchards in respective districts.
A Balochistan government spokesperson said an emergency alert was issued due to torrential rains across the province. (Anadolu)
