ISLAMABAD: Eight persons were swept away by the raging torrents and one was killed in roof collapse in Islamabad, Attock and Taxila after the unrelenting rain on Thursday.

Four persons, including a 10-year-old boy drowned in different overflowing nullahs in the capital here, police said.

Mohammad Ali, 16, drowned in a Nilor nullah where he went for swimming along with his two other friends.

In another incident Mohammad Qudoos, 20, a resident of Pind Masrial drowned in Korang Nullah. The victim, a mason by profession, was crossing the nullah when he was swept away by gushing water.

In another incident Mano, 22, drowned in a nullah which falls in Leh. People of the area said he jumped in the nullah to pull out a piece of wood floating in the water but could not maintain balance and disappeared in the raging water.

A 10-year-old boy, Gharib Nawaz, fell in Soan section of Korang Nullah. The police said that he was plying in the rain at the bank of the nullah when raging water carried him away.

In Attock, a three-year-old boy Zeeshan and an unidentified man drowned in nullahs near Karbalah Muhallah of Attock city and near Mirza village of Attock saddar.

Moreover, a woman Zobaida was killed and her three children were injured, when a roof of her room collapsed in Sheenbagh village due to heavy rain.

In Taxila, two minors reportedly drowned in drain in Wahdat colony area and their bodies could not be recovered.

According to police and Edhi sources, Kashif Riaz, 5, and Zareen Gull, 10, resident of Wahdat Colony reportedly fell into drain. Local volunteers were searching for them but without success.