Storms, heavy rains kill seven people in Pakistan

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A severe thunderstorm followed by heavy rain killed at least seven people and damaged several homes, a senior police official said on Monday.

Three women died when the roof of a mud-brick home collapsed during the storm late on Sunday in the Ghaziabad slum in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province.

Four deaths were reported in other areas, said Aftab Cheema, the city police chief. The storm also knocked down electrical poles, causing power cuts and disrupting communications, Cheema said.

Authorities later restored power supplies and Government officials were assessing the damage.

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