M I T H I/H Y DE R ABAD: Several districts in the interior of Sindh received light, moderate or heavy spells of rain over the last 24 hours, Met offices in the respective areas said on Monday evening.
Thunder showers, coupled with strong winds and lightning hit the Tharparkar region on Sunday night and continued into Monday.
Lightning struck a home in Chhahi Chapro village of Tharparkar taluka killing a 30-year-old woman, Mrs Rahki Kanji. Her husband and two children received injuries in the incident.
Downpour was also reportedfromNagarparkar, Dahli, Diplo and Chhachhro talukas, besides Mithi.
The heavy rainfallbrought considerablereliefto the people of the region from intense heat.
Farmers especially welcomed the rainfall saying it would benefit their crops that had begun to wither due to a prolonged dry spell.
Intermittent spells of moderate to heavy rain were continuing to pound the desert region when the last report came in at around midnight.
Hyderabad district also received a brief spell of late monsoon rain on Monday night, finally offering great relief to the people, experiencing oppressive heat for the last few days. It started raining at around 8pm and continued for some time.
Met’s city office recorded two millimeters of rainfall while the maximum temperature during the day had risen to 41 degree Celsius. Its airport office didn’t record any rain but the maximum temperature at 40 degree Celsius. Power supply to the city and other areas went off immediately after start of the rain.
The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) spokesman said that its 77 feeders were shut down for safety reasons. He said that teams were inspecting the lines and gradually restoring the supply.