Following heavy rainfall across Punjab since Thursday, at least 22 people, including women and children, have been killed in different incidents of house and roof collapse.
Eight people from one family were killed when the roof of their house in Dhalla village near Batala town collapsed. The victims were buried while they were sleeping. At least seven people have been killed so far in Amritsar district. Five of them were from one family who died in a house collapse in Jassu Nanagal village near Amritsa.
Five people were killed in a roof collapse in Gubhaya village in Fazilka district of south-west Punjab while two other deaths due to roof collapse were reported from other parts of the State. Most areas in the State were lashed by heavy rainfall since Thursday. The State authorities in various districts have issued an alert to people to stay away from rivers and rivulets. Many of these were flowing near the danger mark.