Several areas of the metropolis have received heavy rain, causing citizens to suffer due to urban flooding, prolonged power outages, and traffic jams. Many roads, streets, and homes were flooded in Karachi following heavy rains on Monday afternoon.
Since yesterday, at least eight people have died in rain-related accidents. Police have informed that most deaths occurred due to electrocution in separate incidents across Karachi.
The heavy rainfall has disrupted life in the city-flooding streets with people in some areas struggling with waist-high water.
The dwellers of Karachi witnessed immense hardships during the recent third spell of monsoon rain.
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Due to the over spilling of drains and the absence of properly directed flow of rainwater, streets, transitways and lanes were rendered unusable.
The situation in Karachi’s Orangi Town left many struggling to get home as vehicles malfunctioned due to rising water levels.
A wall of the Bandookwala building located on the city’s I.I. Chundrigar Road collapsed, badly damaging a number of cars parked nearby.
The rain has increased the troubles of the citizens because many of the city’s areas drown in rainwater.
A lack of drainage damaged homes and shops due to the rising water levels.
