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Heavy rainfall continues to lash Lahore

By Web Desk
August 27, 2016

LAHORE: Heavy downpour in different areas of the provincial capital inundated roads and streets on Saturday.

According the media reports, scattered rain lashed Mall Road, Jail Road, Ferozpur Road, Shimla Pahari, Garhi Shahu among others areas.

Continuous rain in different parts of the city perturbed office goers as 54 mm rain was recorded by the Pakistan Metrological Department.

Rain fall tripped as many as 70 electricity feeders of the city however; WAPDA officials are taking steps to restore electricity in all the affected areas as soon as feasible.

The weather expert said that the monsoon intermittent rains would continue in Lahore for the next three days.

The MET department has forecasted rainfall in Punjab, Sindh, KPK and Kashmir. All the concerned departments have been alerted fearing heavy rain.