10 killed, 3 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Punjab

At least 10 people were killed and three others injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Monday evening, Xinhua reported citing local media.

It further reported that a roof collapsed in Tariq Abad area of Okara city of Punjab province during a thunderstorm, leaving eight people dead and three injured. However, local people and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and the injured to a hospital.

The deceased included three women, four children and a man, while the identity of the injured is not known yet.

In another incident, a person died after a wall fell on him when he was walking beside it in Hujra Shah Muqeem area of the Okara district, in Punjab province.

According to Xinhua, another man lost his life after he was hit by lightning in Toba Tek Singh district of the province.

( With inputs from ANI )

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