KARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui declared an emergency in the city following flooding on roads caused by a spell of monsoon rain, Express News reported on Saturday.
Reportedly, some areas are affected as there is no electricity due to the rain. According to the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC), nearly 300 feeders have tripped in the city.
Commuters are stranded as cars have stopped working in the rain. People are helping themselves as there are no authorities present. Two children have lost their lives so far, due to a roof collapse and electrocution.
Other cities of Pakistan have already experienced some monsoon showers, such as Lahore and Islamabad.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains claimed at least 19 lives and injured another 42 people across the country on Friday, as officials warned residents up north the worst still lay ahead.
Parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were worst affected by the torrential rains
Reportedly, some areas are affected as there is no electricity due to the rain. According to the Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation (KESC), nearly 300 feeders have tripped in the city.
Commuters are stranded as cars have stopped working in the rain. People are helping themselves as there are no authorities present. Two children have lost their lives so far, due to a roof collapse and electrocution.
Other cities of Pakistan have already experienced some monsoon showers, such as Lahore and Islamabad.
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains claimed at least 19 lives and injured another 42 people across the country on Friday, as officials warned residents up north the worst still lay ahead.
Parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas were worst affected by the torrential rains
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