Hailstorms: Power suspended, crops destroyed

LAKKI MARWAT: Hailstorms have destroyed standing crops in different areas of the city as dozens of signboards fell to the ground while electricity was suspended due after electricity poles fell over. The advertising hoardings on the roadside also fell in the storms on Friday and Saturday, which badly affected watermelon, melon and vegetables crops. The outer walls of dozens of houses also collapsed. The people demanded that the government provide compensation for their losses.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 12th, 2011.