Pakistan
Heavy rain lashes provincial capital
The several areas of Lahore inundate into rain water in Lahore, causing huge trouble to the masses.
Lahore: Although, the rain turned the weather of the provincial capital as pleasant, the several parts of it inundated into water on Monday night.
The heavy rain also exposed the readiness of the local authorities to deal with the monsoon as water accumulated in the streets of the populated areas and caused huge trouble to the inhabitants. The cars and bikes got struck on the roads and in the streets of the small and congested areas. The low lying areas of the city reflected like the pools full of water.
The latest reports suggested that the children were seen playing inside the water while the women and elderly people faced huge trouble in mobility. The long queues of the vehicles on several roads, and especially nearby the underpasses of Canal road due to accumulated rain water also exposed the system.
As the rain started, the power outage made the life more miserable as darkness and flooded streets caused huge trouble to the citizens.
According to the reports, several feeders got tripped and many areas of the provincial capital had no electricity till writing of this report. The Wapda officials said that they had started operation to restore the electricity but said that it would take some time.
Earlier in the day, the citizens felt scoring heat and humidity as the temperature was so high.