Pak weather info on inflatable pool Lahore rain toll touches 15
Lahore, July 5: In order to show on live television how heavily flooded the roads in Lahore were after a heavy rainfall, a news anchor stepped into an inflatable pool for children.
The reporter presented his entire news report regarding the rain in Lahore from within the confines of a pink floating pool, surrounded by several other floats.
Laced with sarcasm and understated frustration, the Dunya news reporter took jabs at the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) of Lahore.
“I am not in a swimming pool, but in the middle of the road which is flooded with water, as are other parts of the city,” he started his report. “I’m present here and quite enjoying myself.” He pointed out how the efforts by WASA have been unsuccessful and are likely to remain so. Lahore got its heaviest rainfall in 38 years flooding its streets and low-lying areas. The NDMA said several lowlying areas were inundated by the rains as water logging at different areas of Punjab was reported.
Possibly the nearest competition to the reporter came from the reporter of a Telugu news channel Mahaa News, who lay down in a bathtub while holding forth on actor Sridevi’s tragic death in Dubai.
— Agencies Lahore, July 5: The death toll from the heavy rain in Lahore rose to 15 on Thursday as torrential rains continued to lash Punjab, the worst hit province of Pakistan, according to a report.
The National Disaster Management Authority said deaths occurred due to electrocution and building collapse. — PTI Montreal, July 5: A heatwave in Quebec has killed at least 19 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, an health officials said. Twelve of the dead were reported in Montreal, said regional public health director Mylene Drouin. — AFP Tokyo, July 5: A construction worker was killed in Japan on Thursday after being swept away by heavy rains that prompted landslide warnings and evacuation orders for thousands, officials said. The man was one of three swept away by flooding in Hyogo prefecture. — AFP
Heatwave kills 19 in Canada Worker swept away in Japan