LAKKI MARWAT: Torrential rain coupled with hailstorm and gusty winds lashed parts of Lakki Marwat district on Saturday, uprooting trees and razing boundary walls in rural localities.

Black clouds appeared in the sky in the afternoon and suddenly it started raining heavily. The downpour hindered the wheat crop harvest.

However, there were no immediate reports about any human loss.

The area between Wanda Kalan and Dallokhel and along Manjiwala link road wore a white blanket due to hailstorm.

Other areas, including Lakki city, also received heavy rain and hailstorm.

The rain and hailstorm also damaged the standing wheat crop in the some areas.

The calamity turned the agricultural fields into pools of water, destroying harvested crop dumped there.

Farmers said intermittent rains during the last couple of weeks had disrupted the wheat crop harvest in the district.

They said the current spell of rain proved disastrous for their yearlong labour. They said fear gripped the growers when clouds appeared in the sky.

They demanded of the government to compensate them for the losses.

Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2024