Heavy downpour lashed different areas of Karachi on Thursday evening with regular intervals inundating streets and leaving a major part of the port city without power. According to the details, heavy rainfall has hindered the flow of traffic as roads submerged in rainwater in many areas of the city, including Shahrahe Faisal, Drigh Road, Natha Khan. Pakistan Meteorological Department recorded 28 mm of rain in Saddar, 20mm in Shah Faisal Colony, 11mm in Gulistan-e-Johar and 9mm in Nazimabad. Rescue sources said that a man died of electrocution in Gulistan-e-Johar. Earlier, the Pakistan Meteorological Department had said that fourth spell of monsoon likely to enter Karachi on Thursday’s evening. As per details, a low-pressure system from the Bay of Bengal was likely to approach Sindh on Thursday. “Under the influence of this weather system, strong monsoon currents are expected to penetrate Sindh, south Punjab and eastern Balochistan from Thursday (evening/night) to Saturday.” The department had added that widespread rain and thundershowers were expected in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas during this period.
