LAHORE/BAHAWALNAGAR: At least six people died in separate incidents after light and heavy rain lashed several cities in Punjab on Saturday, according to rescue sources.

Several cities in Punjab, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Kasur, Bahawalnagar, Multan and Lodhran, received light and heavy rain on Saturday. 

Four people died in Bahawalnagar alone, after thunderstorm hit the city in southern Punjab.

In Lahore, a man died and three others were wounded after roof of a house collapsed in Chauhang area. A woman died in a similar incident in Faisalabad.

Over 28 people were reported injured in different incidents in Multan and Lodhran.

The rainfall resulted in tripping of several feeders of Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), suspending power supply to large part of the region.

The cities affected by subsequent outages included Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Nankana Sahib.