Torrential rains played havoc in Balochistan as 14 people died and several others were injured in several rain-related incidents. Several houses were also damaged in different areas across the province on Friday. Deputy Commissioner Pishin Wahid Kakar said that five including an elderly person, his two grandsons, two granddaughters died while three family members including women were injured as roof of a house caved in due to heavy rain in Haramzai area of district Pishin. The bodies and injured were retrieved and shifted to hospital.
Levies sources said that five of a family including three minor girls died when roof of a mud and stone made house situated in Shana Ponga area of Sherani district of Balochistan suddenly came down as heavy rains lashed the area during last two days. Local tribesmen reached the site of the incident and recovered the bodies from the house's rubble. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) stated that three other people have also died in Chaghi and Mastung districts of the province.
Four girl students sustained wounds when roof a school caved in Loralai. In various districts, low lying areas were submerged with several link roads being washed away. A flood situation occurred after a breach in Jhal Magsi's dyke whereas the drains in surrounding areas of Chaman and Zhob overflowed after heavy downpour. Heavy rains also lashed Makran, Sibi and Dalbandin. In Quetta, torrential rains have caused cracks in houses situated in the Muslim Town area. "Heavy rainfall has affected dozens of houses in the Muslim Town area and the adjoining villages," said Younas Lehri, the deputy mayor of Quetta.
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