CHINIOT: At least 14 persons, including women and 10 children, of a family were injured when the roof of a house caved in because of heavy rain in Sipra Colony on Lahore Road here on Friday.

Heavy rains lashed Chiniot for the second consecutive day on Friday, causing rainwater accumulation on most of the city roads and streets, besides rural areas.

During the downpour, a house`s roof made of bamboos and girders collapsed in Sipra Colony, near bypass, leaving 14 persons of a family were trapped under the debris.

On being informed of the incident, Rescue 1122 teams rushed to the spot and rescued those injuredin the roof collapse, including 10 children.

The injured persons were shif ted to the district headquarters hospital after being provided nrst aid on the spot.

The injured include Noreen Bibi (30), Shoukat (45), two-month-olds Umar, Mahnoor (6), Nadia (8), Haseeb (5), Shahzadi (4) Faizan (7) Arsalan (6), Usman (34), Bisma (10), Sadia (9), Huma (12) and Ata Muhammad (60).

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Nadeem Nasir visited various city areasalongwithMunicipal Committee officials to inspect rainwater drainage, especially in the lowlying localities. The DC directed the MC staff to keepandisposalstadonin the city functional round the clock during the ongoing monsoon season.