Rain, gusty winds turn weather cool in Lahore

LAHORE (92 News) – Several trees were uprooted in the wake of strong winds followed by light rain which sent down the temperature in Lahore and surrounding areas on Monday. The strong winds followed by light rainfall tripped feeders in Lahore disrupting the electricity supply to parts of the city. The electricity could not be restored in various cities including Gujranwala, Mureedky, Cheechawatni, Sahiwal, and Sheikhupura. Meanwhile, a minor girl was killed after the roof of the house collapsed in Sheikhuoura due to string winds. According to Met office, a moderate westerly wave is likely to enter in Western parts of the country and will expectedly grip central and upper parts of the country on Monday (today). Under the influence of this weather system rain-thundershowers with gusty winds are expected at scattered places in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Upper Punjab including Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan till Tuesday with intervals, Radio Pakistan reported. Rain-thundershowers were also expected at isolated places in Northeast Balochistan, central and Southern Punjab including Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal divisions from Sunday till Tuesday.