Heavy rain in twin cities, 13 people died due to wall collapse

Islamabad, Rawalpindi: Due to the heavy rain last night in the twin cities, the low-lying areas were flooded while 13 people died in 2 cases of wall collapse.

According to police, 12 people were buried under the debris after a wall collapsed near Golra on Peshawar Road during heavy rain in Rawalpindi. After the accident, Rescue 1122 teams reached the accident site and carried out rescue operations and pulled out the people buried under the debris. Heavy machinery was also used in the operation.

It should be noted that under the guise of a wall about 100 feet long and 11 feet high, the workers who had come to construct the bridge had pitched a tent. After the accident, the rescue operation is going on to extract more people buried under the debris, while the rescue teams rescued 4 laborers alive and shifted them to the hospital.

In another incident during heavy rain, a wall collapsed in Mohammad Town area of ​​Khanna police station, under which an 11-year-old girl died.

Later, the workers who died due to the collapse of the wall near Golra Mor, Islamabad were identified, including Muhammad Shoaib, Zahid, Karim, Noor Muhammad, Kaleemullah, Jalal Din, Akbarzada, Israfel, Nauman, Muhammad Khalid and Yasin. The injured include Farooq, Muhammad Shakeel, Inayat, Rehman and Moalim Khan.

The army was called in, the evacuation of the citizens began

According to the administration, the water level in Rawalpindi has risen to an alarming level. The flood control room has issued an evacuation alert from low-lying areas. The water level has risen to 15 feet at Katarian and 18 feet at Golmandi, following which an evacuation alert has been issued at both places. Rainwater has entered the low-lying areas of Javed Colony, Arya Mohalla, Nadeem Colony.

After heavy rain in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, many areas were flooded, while the rising level of Nala Lai raised the possibility of flooding. In this regard, on the request of the administration, the army troops have started evacuating the citizens from Katarian and Golmandi areas.

The city administration says that due to the rain emergency, Pakistan Army troops have been called and deployed at Nala Lai so that the army is always ready to deal with any emergency or untoward incident. Will be available to process with.

According to the administration, the flood rail is passing in Nallah Lai which is flowing into the river without any obstruction, due to which the water level in the river has also started to rise. Flood warning sirens have been sounded in Nala Lai and citizens are being asked to evacuate low-lying areas through announcements. During the passage of the flood rail, the water level in Nala Lai has risen further and exceeded 19 feet.

During the night-long torrential rain in the twin cities and suburbs, Shamsabad recorded the highest rainfall of 188 mm, while Chaklala received 79 mm, Syedpur 44, Golra 103, and Bokra 138 mm. It rained meters.

4 buses collided on Islamabad Peshawar Motorway during rain

On the other hand, 4 buses collided with each other on Islamabad Peshawar Motorway during rain. 15 passengers including women and children were injured in the accident.

According to rescue teams, 4 buses collided near Islamabad Peshawar Motorway Barama Interchange, in which 15 passengers were injured. Rescue 1122 Rawalpindi and Attock shifted the injured to hospitals in Taxila and Wah Cantt. The buses were removed from the road and traffic was restored. The local police have taken the affected buses into custody and started investigation.