One dead as rains wreak havoc in Balochistan.

QUETTA -- As heavy rainfall continued to lash most parts of Balochistan, one person was killed in Gwadar after being hit by a thunderbolt, while traffic between the southwestern province and Sindh remained suspended after a temporary bridge on Bolan River was washed away in a flash flood.

The rain, which started a day earlier, continued with thunderstorms causing disruptions to normal life in different parts of the province. A seven-year-old child was injured in the Zhob area after a wall of a house collapsed due to the deluge.

The new spell of heavy rain, which started on Tuesday morning, continued throughout the night and Wednesday in Quetta and surrounding areas, submerged parts of the provincial capital, as rainwater entered settlements, particularly in slums, while a swollen stream threatened human settlements on the outskirts of the city.

According to reports received from different areas of the province, rainstorms played havoc in Zhob, Loralai, Pishin, Chaman, Qila Abdullah, Toba Achakzai, Ziarat, Dukki, Qila Saifullah, Kalat, Mastung, Khuzdar, Sibi, Bolan, Lasbela, Nasirabad, Kachhi, Dalbandin, Taftan, Noshki, Gwadar, and many parts of the Makran division.

Temporary bridge on Bolan River washed away in a flash flood

The people of these areas had experienced the super floods last year and could face a similar situation if the new spell of rain continued.

Pinjra Bridge on the Bolan River, which had washed away during the previous deluge, faced a similar fate, as the temporary bridge which was constructed by the National Highway Authority was washed away. Consequently, all kinds of traffic between Sindh and Balochistan were suspended.

Kacchi Deputy CommAissioner Samiullah Agha told Dawn that the National Highway in Bolan was...

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