Islamabad, Aug 20 (TIWN) At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said.

Rescue officials told local media that several houses have been completely destroyed and the majority of the victims were killed due to roof collapse incidents, reports Xinhua news agency.

In one incident, the roof of an old house collapsed in Lahore’s Harbanspura area , killing four people and injuring five others.

In another, nine members of a family were buried under debris when the roof of their house collapsed in Sheikhupura district.

A woman and her four children lost their lives when the roof of their house collapsed in Mandi Bahauddin district.