10 killed as rain, strong winds hit Okara

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OKARA: At least 10 people were killed in separate incidents as rain and strong winds lashed the city on Monday.

Police and rescue sources said that roof of a house collapsed, killing eight people, including four women and four children.

Separately, two people were killed in two incidents of falling walls and trees.

The sources said that 40-year-old Sohail killed when a tree fell on him in Kachehri Bazaar while 50-year-old Ahmad Ali killed after a wall collapsed in Haveli Lakha.