LAHORE: Punjab’s capital city, Lahore experienced torrential rains that delivered 350 millimeters of water in only three hours, breaking a 44-year-old rainfall record.
Lahore has been hit by heavy rain, causing water to flow into the Tajpura area, flooding the roads and making it hard for people to get to work in the morning. Power is also still out in many parts of the city.
The rain impacted not just Lahore but also many other cities in the country, including Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura, Pakpattan, and Kasur. Some low-lying areas were flooded.
Commenting on the situation in Lahore, Sardar Sarfaraz, the chief meteorologist at the Pakistan Meteorological Department, described the rains as “torrential.”
He said that Lahore is experiencing heavy rain. “There was more rain in Sindh than in Punjab, but we expected that.”
“This rain is expected to get lighter, but it will keep raining on and off until this evening because of a large group of clouds.” From August 1 to 6, several parts of the country will experience rain,” he said.
Heavy rain has caused problems in the city, with water flooding the emergency departments of Services Hospital and Mayo Hospital. This has caused a lot of distress for the patients.
As per a spokesperson for the National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP), intermittent rain is ongoing in most areas along the national highways.
The spokesperson reported that rainfall was recorded from Motorway M2 to Pindi Bhattian, Sheikhupura, Kala Shah Kaku, and Thokar Niaz Baig, while Manga Mandi, Patuki, Renala Khurd, and Okara also received rainwater. Meanwhile, Motorway M3 from Faizpur to Nankana Sahib also experienced heavy rain.
