Heavy rain and a windstorm in Pakpattan and Sahiwal on Saturday night left two men dead and three women critically injured, Dawn reported from Sahiwal.
Pakpattan
Rescue 1122 told Dawn that Barish Ali, 70, and Aslam, 58, died when the roof of their house collapsed at 58/SP village in Pakpattan tehsil.
In Mohalla Eid Gah in Pakpattan city, another roof collapsed and two women were injured. In Mohalla Karmainwala, a wall collapsed and another woman was injured. Dawn said the injured women were taken to the Pakpattan DHQ Hospital.
Sahiwal
Dawn said winds of up to 110 kilometres an hour in Sahiwal city uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged dozens of electricity poles and 11kV lines. Power was out for 10 to 16 hours in many areas. Streets and markets flooded, including Farid Town, Tariq Bin Ziad Colony, the District Courts and Five Ways Chowk.
The Multan Electric Supply Company said 66 power feeders were affected and 60 had been restored. Supply in rural areas was still suspended late that night, Dawn reported.
