Monsoon rains have killed 21 people and hurt 57 others across Punjab this year. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority shared these numbers after Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz asked for a report. Children made up 11 of the deaths, women accounted for 3, and men totaled 7. The storms also damaged 27 homes either partly or completely. Officials recorded rainfall during the past day across ten cities.
Most people died when old mud houses and weak buildings fell down on them. Lightning killed two people from Khanewal and Okara districts. Electric wires caused the deaths of two children from Mandi Bahauddin. Director General Irfan Ali Kathia said families would receive money from the government to help them. He expects the first round...