Fresh spell of monsoon rain hits parts of Karachi
KARACHI: A fresh spell of monsoon rains has descended on different parts of Karachi, creating humid conditions, deluging roads, and stalling traffic, amid Sindh government directives for the municipality to initiate dewatering activities with all available resources.
Several areas including Nazimabad, Orangi Town, Federal B Area, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Malir received isolated heavy to moderate showers, as predicted by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
The PMD had predicted that Karachi was likely to receive heavy downpours accompanied by thunder on Sunday, adding that it recorded 85% humidity in the air in the morning
As per the Met Office, one or two spells of heavy showers were expected in the city tonight, which will continue till August 7.
Chief meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz earlier on Sunday said that the current wet spell would break up tonight. However, a new rain spell will affect the city on August 13 or 14, he added.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting earlier in the day to review the situation of the metropolis after intermittent monsoon rains during the past few days.
Several low-lying areas would be flooded by rainwater, according to a spokesperson for the provincial government, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s House.
The chief minister issued directives to the authorities to make machinery available to drain accumulated rainwater.
The director general of Sindh’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that dewatering machinery had been provided to the city administration of Karachi.
Meanwhile, the PMD has forecast thunderstorms and rains of light to moderate intensity to hit Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Badin, Thatta, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar and parts of Shaheed Benazirabad districts under the influence of a westerly wave.
