Heavy rains wreak havoc in Karachi

Karachi, 25th August: Parts of Karachi are submerged in water as rains wreak havoc in different cities of Sindh.

According to the reports, parts of Karachi and many other cities in the Sindh province including Hyderabad, Thatta, and Tharparkar have suffered heavy rainfall and prolonged power outages.

As per reports from Geo News, the provincial government has declared an emergency in the port city.

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Sindh government spokesperson Senator Murtaza Wahab has announced that Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had declared an emergency in Sindh after heavy rains lashed the province.

Rain emergency has been declared in the province by CM Sindh

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) August 25, 2020

He wrote on his Twitter account, “Rain emergency has been declared in the province by CM Sindh.”

Parts of Karachi started receiving heavy to light rain on Tuesday morning, causing traffic jams. A day earlier, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had expressed fears of urban flooding in the metropolis.

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Some of the heaviest hit areas in Karachi between Monday night and Tuesday morning included Malir, Korangi, Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Saadi Town, Liaquatabad, Federal B. Area, North Karachi, Surjani Town, and North Nazimabad.

Main Shahrah-e-Faisal is full of at least three-feet deep water which could not be drained from either side of the road. Vehicles were left stranded on the road in water, with many cars breaking down as rainwater seeped into their engines.

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People have been sharing many videos on Twitter regarding the grave situation in Karachi:

Some scenes from shahrah faisal. Ao d govt. is no where to be scene nor is the Mayor. #karachirains pic.twitter.com/XLwSBGBTIg

— Naveed Qazi (@Sainbasha) August 25, 2020

The roof of an accountability court in Karachi started leaking due to the heavy downpour in the city, causing problems for petitioners present in the court.

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The situation worsened in Karachi’s Surjani Town, and the population in the area was forced to relocate to safer places as water entered people’s homes. Videos are surfacing showing people jumping off their roofs into the pool of water.

Swimming pool ready after rain. #KarachiRains pic.twitter.com/WwwdysVHW7

— Saqib Zafar (@SaqibZa00291412) August 25, 2020

Residents reported sewage and rainwater entering houses in the Naya Nazimabad and Azizabad where sewerage lines were already damaged and the heavy rain made the situation worse.

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Some people even shared pictures of the homes of the residents full of water on the Twitter page.

Someone's backyards. Mini Niagara Falls.#Karachi #KarachiRains pic.twitter.com/oUhIeWu05c

— Shah (@S0101019) August 25, 2020

The heavy showers also caused a landslide in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, leading to several cars being severely damaged in the parking of a residential building.

Several hours of rain passed, water still on the roads

Pakistan TV actress Mansha Pasha also shared the horrific pictures of the landslide on the #KarachiRain top trending page on Twitter.

Landslide in #karachi Gulistan e Johar area.
Stay safe everyone. #KarachiRains pic.twitter.com/ZKtQtjhmzW

— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) August 25, 2020

The PMD had said on Monday that heavy rainfall will continue in Karachi till Thursday, warning that urban flooding could take place in the city.

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