At least 254 people were killed after lightning strikes struck in Balochistan and Punjab as heavy rains hit the provinces, officials said Saturday, with more downpour is expected to hit the country.
Amid the heavy rainfall, lightning claimed 16 lives in South Punjab and 8 in different areas of Balochistan.
Officials said that eight people were killed by lightning in Surab, Dera Bugti, Pishin and other areas of Balochistan after westerly waves entered the province.
Lighting struck two youths, Farid Ahmed and Jabir Ahmed, sitting in a garden of Tanak area in Surab district, killing them on the spot, while one other was injured. Meanwhile, one person died in Pishin district and another in Dera Bugti district by lightning.
In Rahim Yar Khan district, two children died in Basti Kalwar, one person in Thul Hassan, a couple in Basti Khokhran Feroza, a farmer in Khan Bela and a shepherd in Mari Allah due to lightning.
Another person died in Khairpur Daha and an eight-year-old child in the Chak-113 area of Bahawalpur district by lightning. A woman was killed in a similar incident in Lodhran.
Rains, thunderstorms, and dusty winds have affected almost the entire Balochistan and some parts of Punjab. Quetta also received heavy rainfall, breaking the spell of blistering weather and turning the weather pleasant.
