KARACHI: Torrential rains played havoc in the country, leaving 18 dead in various incidents.
According
to media reports, The incessant rain of three days caused destruction
in interior Sindh and destroyed standing crops.
Several
villages were inundated and cut off from other areas. Three killed in a
roof collapsed in Shikarpur. In various accidents during rain one man
each was killed in Badin, Ghotki, Nosheroferoz, Matyari, Moro and Hala.
Rain flooded many areas in Dadu district. In Badin, 400
millimetre of rain submerged many areas and land link of the district
was also disconnected.
The hour long rain in Hyderabad turned the city roads into the brooks and streams.
The situation is not different in other areas of Sindh where rains have disrupted life.
Two
men in Lasbela and one in Loralai districts of Balochistan were killed
in rain related incident. People are starting evacuation from Nasirabad
where rain has seized the cycle of life.
It is feared that lower areas in Sibbi district can be sunk if rain continues.
Two people were also reported to be dead in rain related incidents in Punjab. Online
