A taxi wades through rainwater accumulated on Naz Cinema Road in Rawalpindi, while people purchase umbrellas from a vendor in Islamabad’s Aabpara Market. PHOTOS: ZAFAR ASLAM/MUDASSAR RAJA
A woman was killed and at least five other persons were injured in two separate rain-related incidents in Rawalpindi.
Basri Bibi, 50, was killed and four other women were injured when a wall collapsed in Gangal village of Kaller Syedan. The injured were identified as Rubina Bibi, 30; Asma, 27; Nadia, 25; and Musarat, 48.
The women had gathered at a house to condole the death of a woman in the village.
The boundary wall of the house collapsed due to the accumulation of water on a tent affixed to it. They were shifted to Kallar Syedan Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.
The injured women are stated to be out of danger.
Separately, a 22-year-old man was injured when a building collapsed near Mankiala railway crossing due to rain. Rescue 1122 pulled out 22-year-old Faqir Hussain from the rubble and shifted him to Rawalpindi District Headquarters Hospital.
Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the adjoining districts received long-awaited winter rain on Tuesday for much satisfaction of farmers in the arid Potohar region.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Islamabad received 79 millimetre rainfall. PMD said more rain, with snowfall over the hills, was expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Foggy conditions are likely to prevail over plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during morning hours, it said.
Rainfall recorded in the twin cities till 7pm on Tuesday was 23 millimetre at Saidpur Village, 34 millimetre at PMD Colony, 39 millimetre at Rawalpindi Medical College, and 33 millimetre at Chaklala.
Rescue 1122 said water flow in Nullah Leh was normal both at Katarian in Islamabad and Gawalmandi in Rawalpindi.
The rain brought joy for wheat farmers in the Potohar region where winter rain is considered lifeline for wheat crop.
“It is first winter rain. It has provided us a chance to use fertilizer for the crop”, said Waqas Asghar, a farmer in Dhamial.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 13th, 2016.
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