Severe urban flooding in Karachi after record heavy downpour
Roads inundated, power outages reported after city gets non-stop rainfaill
The port city was inundated on Monday after it received record rainfall overnight which continued till almost 11am in most areas, leaving routine life in Karachi paralysed.
The southern areas of Karachi, including DHA, Clifton, Kemari, Saddar and other localities reportedly received the highest amount of rainfall after a slow-moving thunderstorm stalled over the city during early morning hours.
Most areas of DHA and Clifton were inundated, with water levels in some localities almost waist-high
Main I.I Chundrigar, DHA, Clifton Underpass, Delhi Colony road, Sharae Faisal and other major arteries of the city were also inundated. The city’s traffic police said that underpasses at Punjab Chowrangi, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Shrine and at KPT were closed for traffic due to water accumalation.
Highways leading out of the city were also inundated due to excessive rainfall. The Karachi – Hyderabad track of the highway was closed due to flooding.
At least 120mm of rainfall has been recorded in district south, with areas near the coast reporting higher amounts of rainfall. Citizens of the port city also complained about prolonged power outages on social media.
