KARACHI:
Rain in Karachi once again turned to be a curse. A small amount of rain was enough to inundate parts of Karachi, causing great difficulties for the citizens. Even major roads and thoroughfares disappeared under water. Several low lying areas were completely submerged too. TV footages and social media clips showed motorists and pedestrians stuck in the accumulating rainwater in many areas of the city. Electricity, as ever, also disappeared with the first drop of rain — not to be restored for hours and hours, in some cases. All this happened despite the relevant authorities being alerted by the Met office, as well as the media, about the possibility of rains.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 27th, 2021.
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