ISLAMABAD: A severe thunderstorm hammered the twin cities on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of five people and injuring dozens more.
The storm disrupted power supply, uprooted hundreds of trees, damaged houses, tore down hoarding and billboards, within a span of less than an hour.
Police said a roof collapsed in Margallah town which resulted in the death of two minor girls and their mother. Two siblings died in Qasimabad area of Rawalpindi after the roof of their house caved in.
The gusty winds sweeping across the twin cities blew at an average speed of 120 km/h. The storm also destroyed several vehicles and electricity poles. Many areas of the twin cities remained without electricity.
Many pedestrians were also injured due to falling trees and signboards.
Domestic flights were suspended at Benazir International Airport. The storm lasted for 30 minutes.
