Rain storms in Pakistan killed more than 35 people

Pakistani government officials said more than 35 people were killed and many others were injured by storms in the country.

The scene flooded after heavy rains in Lahore, Punjab province.(Source: AFP / VNA)

Jam Sajjad, a spokesman for the rescue force, said at least 25 people were killed and 28 injured in Punjabdo province due to heavy rains collapsing buildings.

Meanwhile, in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, floods also killed 10 people and injured four.

Pakistan's Meteorological Agency warned that storms could continue in Punjab and the northern region in the coming days and threaten to flood the banks of many large rivers.

In the flood season last year, in Pakistan a total of 178 people were killed and the lives of more than 1.5 million people were seriously affected.