LAHORE: At least 16 people were killed, including six of a family, and over 30 injured in rain-related incidents here on Thursday in the city.

Six members of a family were killed when the roof of their dilapidated house caved in at Chah Miran, Misri Shah. They included two women and an infant girl.

The family was asleep when the roof fell on them because of the torrential rain early on Thursday.

The dead were identified as Bilal, 18, his brother Arshad, 16, two sisters Sonia, 19, and Asifa, 26, her husband Aurangzeb, 28, and their infant daughter, Abeera.

Victims’ brother Asif told Dawn that other family members and neighbours recovered the bodies from the rubble while the Rescue 1122 reached the spot afterwards.

He alleged the locals took the victims to Nawaz Sharif Hospital, Kot Khwaja Saeed, on a police van.

He said two of them died in hospital.

He said his brother-in-law and sister had come to meet them and stayed for the night due to the torrential rain.

In Johar Town, Ahmed and an infant girl, Rifat, died and four others suffered injuries in a similar incident.

Couple Maqbool and Ayesha also lost their lives as the roof of their two-storey residence in GOR-II, Mozang Chungi, fell on them during rain.

Hasan, Husain and Bilawal were killed when the roof of their house collapsed at Thokar Niaz Beg whereas a man died in a house near Samanabad Roundabout.

Abdul Qadeer, 30, died when roof of his ramshackle house collapsed in Sabzazar Colony, his two children and wife suffered injuries and were shifted to Jinnah Hospital.

Two siblings Shahid and Farwa died in Manawan and a woman, Shamshad, was electrocuted in Samanabad.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited the residence of six roof collapse victims in Misri Shah late on Thursday and announced Rs500,000 for each deceased member and Rs100,000 for the each injured.

INQUIRY: District Coordination Officer (DCO) retired Capt Muhammad Usman has ordered an inquiry against the Rescue 1122 for arriving late.

The DCO issued the order on a complaint lodged by relatives of six roof collapse victims in Chah Miran.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2014