A 22-year-old man died from electrocution, seven people sustained injuries during a wall collapse and a deep sinkhole on the road from Shadiwal Chowk toward Shaukat Khanum Hospital disrupted traffic after heavy rains hit Lahore on Monday, leaving low-lying areas under water and cutting power supply.
Rescue 1122 reported that Umar, son of Allah Ditta, died after touching a wire on Khokhar Road in Shadbagh.
In a separate incident at Nain Sukh near Jamal Mustafa Mosque, a house wall collapsed. Emergency personnel rescued seven people alive from the debris, including one woman who suffered a head injury, before transferring all victims to Mayo Hospital.
Downpours started around 11:15am and continued across parts of the city.
Data from the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) showed Gulshan-i-Ravi recorded the highest rainfall at 98mm by 3:18pm, followed by Johar Town at 86.4mm, Samanabad at 85.4mm, Iqbal Town at 82.4mm, Saggian at 57.6mm, Shadipura at 54mm, Nishtar Town at 53.6mm, Farrukhabad at 50.8mm, Tajpura at 40mm, Pani Wala Talab at 40mm, Lakshmi Chowk at 30mm, Kahna at 25.2mm, Mughalpura at 21.2mm, Chowk Nakhuda at 21.2mm, Airport at 19mm, Jail Road at 17.2mm, Upper Mall at 12.2mm, WASA Head Office Gulberg at 10.6mm, and Mannawan at 2.6mm. Hidayat Defence Road recorded a trace of rain. The average rainfall across the city stood at 40.4mm.
WASA claimed that main roads and underpasses remained open due to emergency drainage operations.
WASA Vice Chairman Chaudhry Shahbaz Ahmed, Director General Tayyab Farid, and Managing Director Ghufran Ahmed instructed teams to keep routes clear and maintain power at disposal stations, pumps, and generators.
Accompanied by Deputy Managing Director Abdul Latif, leadership visited Main Boulevard Gulberg, Kalma Chowk Underpass, Liberty Chowk, G Block Disposal Station, Qartaba Chowk, Gulshan-i-Ravi, and Lakshmi Chowk to direct dewatering efforts.
Officials stated that negligence would face consequences and confirmed the Monsoon Control Room monitored operations through cameras.
Commissioner Nauman Yousaf ordered civic departments to stay in the field for emergency responses. Alongside Deputy Commissioner Ali Ijaz, he inspected Bhati Chowk and Azadi Chowk, ordering additional suction machinery and staff deployment between the two locations.
The rainfall tripped 20 feeders of 11kV capacity, cutting power across residential and commercial sectors. The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) stated field teams restored power to all affected feeders after standing on alert.
LESCO CEO Ramzan Butt advised the public to keep away from wires, poles, and transformers, urging citizens to log complaints through helpline 118 or local offices while directing staff to follow safety procedures during repairs.
