PESHAWAR: Rain that lashed the provincial capital Sunday evening turned the weather pleasant and broke the hot dry spell.
It was followed by a wind thunderstorm that hit the city and caused disruption of electricity supply and communications system. Most parts of the provincial metropolis faced a power breakdown for almost five hours that exposed the power consumers to untold miseries.
Though the rain was received for a short interval, it inundated low lying areas and pooled water on roads and streets. The rainwater got accumulated at the Bacha Khan, the underpass near the Central Prison Peshawar that affected the smooth flow of traffic and troubled the pedestrians as well.
Some automobiles broke down on the inundated roads and intersections where owners were seen pushing the vehicles to safer places to get the faults fixed.
There were also reports of rain from other parts of the province including Dir, Swat, Manshera, Mardan, etc.
The Meteorological Department said Malamjabba received 44-millimeter rain during the 24 hours ending Sunday evening, Lower Dir 05 and Balakot 01 millimeter, while Balochistan’s Kohlu area received 30, Barkahan and Ziarat 07, Khuzdar 05, Loralai 06, Quetta city 03, Samubgli 01 and in Punjab, DG Khan city got 08 millimeter rain while in GB, Hunza received 03 millimeters, Bagrote and Babusar 02 and Astore 01 millimeter shower.
The forecast said that hot and dry weather was likely to prevail over most parts of the country on today (Monday). However, a rainstorm was expected at isolated places in upper Punjab, upper parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir, Gilgit- Baltistan and Balochistan.
