Heavy rain, snowfall lash parts of Balochistan.

Byline: Saleem Shahid

QUETTA -- Winter is not quite done with Balochistan as on Friday a fresh spell of torrential rain and snowfall hit several parts of the province, turning the weather cold and disrupting normal life.

The new spell of rains and snowfall staAArAted in the morning and continued throughout the day in the provincial capital Quetta and other areas including Ziarat, Kan MehAtarzai, Qila Abdullah, Muslim Bagh, Sanjavi, Toba Achakzai, Kakar Khurasan, Murgha Faqeerzai, Mastung, Kalat, and Mangochar.

'Snowfall and rain have been continuing in these areas with small intervals for the last 18 hours that affected flow of traffic at national highways,' officials said.

Five persons were injured when a wall of a mud house collapsed in Qila Saifullah.

According to officials of the irrigation department, Bolan and Nari rivers were carAArying heavy floodwater as the catchment areas of both rivers received heavy rains.

'The Nari River, which passes through Sibi Town, is carrying 100,000 cusec water that is close to the danger level,' irrigation officials said, adding that the Bolan River was highly flooded and an alert had been issued for the people living nearby.

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