Karachi returns to routine under shade of rainkaos

Power cuts continued to torment Karachiites on Friday, hours after record -breaking monsoon rains beating the city, leaving several neighborhoods and apartment stations without electricity.

Water that seeps into underground cables has led to long -term power cuts in different parts of the city with some areas without power for four consecutive days.

Electricity remained cut off for long hours in several neighborhoods, including Moinabad, Surjani Town, Yousuf Goth, Safora Goth, Kanez Fatima Society, Madras Chowk, Nauman Square, Scheme 33, Baldia, parts of Defense Housing Authority, Gulistan-E-Jauhar Block 10, Bin qasim, Bin qasim, Gullhan-e-Haded, Manghopirabir, Razzaqabad, Urdu. Bazaar area and Ma Jinnah Road.

Residents in several areas also face water shortages as a consequence of long -term effects of effect.

A spokesperson for K-electric told The Express Pakinomist that the restoration work is underway. “The power has been restored in most areas. Out of 2,100 feed, only 40 are left right now due to water counting,” the spokesman said.

Citizens blocked roads and staged demonstrations outside the Power Utility’s offices on University Road, Tipu Sultan Road, Malir and Liaquat Market that required immediate restoration of power.

In Malir, the blocking on the Mehran Depot route People’s Bus Service’s operations disturbed, while protests against Jinnah Avenue and its surrounding areas caused major traffic disorders.

Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah visited K-ELECTRIC’s headquarters on Thursday and instructed officials to tackle public complaints on an urgent basis.

Schools and colleges opened again Friday after three days of disturbance of routine life caused by record -breaking monsoon rain. With slightly expected rain today, the Sindh government did not inform a public holiday today.

Despite the forecast of heavy showers and thunderstorms yesterday, the day remained pretty sunny with light to moderate showers in different parts of the city in the evening.

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Educational institutions had remained closed on Wednesday and Thursday after storming rainfall, which submerged large parts of the city and triggered widespread the city’s flood.

According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Karachi received more than 200 millimeters of rainfall between Tuesday and Thursday, which overwhelmed the city’s fragile drainage system and caused serious disturbance.

Heavy showers led to urban flooding in key areas, causing damage to the city’s infrastructure and long -term traffic jams.

The system is weakened

The MET Office has since reported that the Monsun system over Karachi is weakened, with only light drizzle and showers expected in the coming days. A fresh rain form is expected to begin from August 27.

The heavy rainfall earlier this week led to submerged roads and underlines, paralyzing movement and caused both economic and human losses. PMD Karachi spokesman Anjum Nazir Zigham confirmed that the latest advice issued on August 21 was for upper regions in the country and that no major rainfall is expected to the metropolis.

In response to the bourgeois collapse, the Pakistan Pepper Party (PPP) defended Shazia Marri Marri the provincial government’s handling of the crisis and said “no party can control or change the weather”.

She emphasized that preparations had been made in advance, including cleaning and repair work, and credited to urban administration to prevent a worse disaster.

Marri added that President Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Co-President Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari remained in constant contact with officials during the rain and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah monitored personal water cleaning in affected areas.

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Mayor Murtaza Wahab declared on social media that rainwater had quickly been cleared from major roads, adding that the city administration had mobilized all available resources to reduce the impact of the monsoon. He credited early drainage and contingency measures to prevent a major crisis.

During the week, at least one dozen deaths were reported across the city from rain -related events, including electricality and drowning.

The city’s flood had left undercuts, main roads and housing colonies flooded. Commercial activity and transport were severely disturbed.

National Disaster Management Authority had previously warned that precipitation levels that exceeded 160 millimeters could overwhelm urban infrastructure.

Although the situation has stabilized with traffic returning to the streets, the city continues to linger challenges with misery and damaged citizen infrastructure.