Seven lives lost as highest rainfall in decades turns Lahore into urban swamp
Seven lives lost as highest rainfall in decades turns Lahore into urban swamp LAHORE: Relentless showers on Wednesday broke a 30-year-old record when the city got over 290mm of downpour inside a range of 10 hours, bringing about the passing of something like seven individuals, authorities said. "Three individuals were shocked, two kicked the bucket after rooftops fell, and a kid suffocated after downpour water collected," Punjab break Boss Pastor Mohsin Naqvi told columnists in Lahore. The interim CM reported that seven people had died in the rain in an update posted to his official Twitter handle. According to Commissioner Lahore Mohammad Ali Randhawa, climate change and a strong monsoon are to blame for the city's 291 millimeters of rain, which was recorded in more than a dozen locations. He added that the Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa) Lahore and the city administration are fully committed to ensuring the drainage of rainwater. According to Randhawa, "La...