Eight killed, 37 injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jul, 2026) At least eight people were killed and 37 others injured in rain- and windstorm-related incidents

across Punjab during the last 24 hours.

According to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson on Wednesday, Gujranwala reported eight incidents of roof and wall collapses caused by heavy rain, leaving three people dead and 14 injured. Three other rain-related incidents, including electrocution cases, claimed one life and injured two others.

The spokesperson said a child drowned in accumulated rainwater at an underpass in Kamoke, Gujranwala.

In Pakpattan, two people were killed and two others injured when the mud roof of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall.

In Sahiwal, a woman lost her life after the roof of a house collapsed in Kot Khadim Ali Shah, while three people were injured in a separate roof collapse at a shop in Harappa.

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In Lahore, four people sustained injuries after the roof of a house collapsed near Gulshan Ravi on Band Road.

Rescue 1122 said eight people were injured in Mandi Bahauddin when roofs and walls of houses collapsed in different villages due to heavy rain.

In Bahawalnagar, one person was injured after a shed collapsed near Al-Jannat Chowk on Khan Baba Road, while three people were injured in Sialkot after the collapse of a T.R. girder roof.

The spokesperson added that incidents of partial landslides and fallen trees were also reported in Murree and Kahuta following the rain.