Lahore
Lahore received as high as 315 millimetres of rain on Friday, breaking a 30-year-old record and leaving the city drenched in water.
Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Muhammad Ghufran confirmed that the fresh spell had broken a 30-year-old record as the Tajpura area received 315 mm of rain. He said last year, 291 mm of rain was recorded at the city’s Lakshmi Chowk, which received 170 mm rain this year.
He said the WASA staff was active in the field and continuously monitoring the situation.
“The water has been removed from Lakshmi Chowk and other areas are also being cleared. Soon the city will be cleared of rainwater,” said the WASA MD.
The neighbourhoods of Pani Wala Talab received 151 mm rain, Qurtuba Chowk 152 mm, Gulshan-e-Ravi 151 mm, Mughalpura 145 mm, Airport 86 mm, Upper Mall 130 mm, Samanabad 153 mm, Iqbal Town 152 mm, Gulberg Town 105 mm, Chowk Nakhuda 155 mm, Nishter Town 162 mm, Jail Road 69 mm and Farrukhabad 140 mm.
It is pertinent here to mention that the Met Office has forecast more rains in the metropolis during the next 24 hours, which could further increase the level of rainwater.
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and several other areas of the province also received heavy rainfall, causing problems for the residents.
Apart from Lahore, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi, Nikyal and Barnala areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gujranwala, Jehlam, Mandibahauddin, Hafizabad, Sargodha, Pakpattan and their adjacent areas too experienced heavy showers. A host of areas suffered from power outages as well.
