LAHORE: Citizens faced a great deal of inconvenience as heavy rain lashed the provincial metropolis on Monday.

The downpour inundated low-lying areas and water flowed into houses. Roads were submerged by water, hindering flow of traffic early in the morning.

People were seen draining water from their houses, The rainwater also choked sewer lines. Roads in different housing societies including Model Town, Garden Town, Johar Town, Gulberg, Shalimar, Faisal Town, Iqbal Town and Muslim Town were looking like ponds.Heavy rain was reported from parts of the city including Lakshmi Chowk, Mall Road, Shimla Pahari, Data Darbar, Gulshan-i-Ravi, Samanabad and Sanda. Maximum rain was recorded 172 mm at Lakshmi Chowk, (105mm) Jail Road, (118mm) Mughalpura, (46mm) Gulberg, (56mm) Tajpura, (104mm) Nakhuda Chowk, (157mm) Paniwala Talab, (131mm) Farrukhabad, (109mm) Gulshan-iRavi, (90mm) Iqbal Town, (117mm) Samanabad and (79mm) Johar Town.

Dozens of Lahore Electric Supply Company feeders also tripped due to heavy rain in the city, resulting in power outages in various areas. Almost half of the city was without electricity.

A man died while three others injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Bhatti Gate due to rain.

Deputy Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali visited different areas of the city and directed the officers to clear the roads immediately.

He said all available resources should be used to clear the residential areas from rainwater and directed the LWMC staff to sweep the roads.Water and Sanitation Authority (Wasa) Managing Director Ghufran Ahmed said officials drained water from Nakhuda Chowk, Cooper Road, Do and Aik Moria bridges, Empress Road, Kashmir Road, Lakshmi Chowk and Shah Jamal.

He said Qainchi Stop, Sheranwala Gate, Allah Ho Chowk, Jinnah Chowk and Tika Chowk were also cleared from rainwater and traffic was moving smoothly.

He said they were monitoring the rainwater and the city would be cleared of water within two to three hours. The MD also visited Mall Road and Qurtaba Chowk and monitored the operation.

Meanwhile, the Met Office has predicted more rains in the city during the next 24 hours.-Staff Reporter