Rain kills 17 across Punjab in 24 hours: PDMA

LAHORE: (HRNW) At least 17 people dead across Punjab in the last 24 hours as heavy rainfall continued in the city for a second day, ARY News reported.

According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report four people were dead in Lahore in the last 24 hours.

The PDMA report stated that six people were killed in Gujranwala, three in Sheikhupura, Three in Chakwal, and one was killed in Jhang and Faisalabad.

The torrential rain injured a total of 49 people in the last 24 hours across Punjab. The situation is being monitored from the provincial control room and PDMA is in contact with the administration from all over Punjab, DG PDMA Imran Qureshi added.