At least 30 people and dozens of sacrificial animals were reportedly killed due to electrocution and in other rain-related incidents in Karachi earlier this month. PHOTO: FILE
More rains and thundershowers with isolated heavy falls are expected at scattered places in Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Hyderabad, and Shaheed Benazirabad among other Sindh cities from August 27 (Tuesday night) to August 29 (Thursday).
The monsoon showers also expected at isolated places in Sukkur, Larkana , DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Zhob, Sibbi and Kalat divisions during the period, according to a Met Office press release.
“A monsoon low over Northwest Orrisa has moved west-northwestwards and lies over central parts of Madhya Pradesh [on Monday] and likely to reach north Rajasthan on Tuesday,” read the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) statement.
Dozens killed as rains wreak havoc in Sindh
At least 30 people and dozens of sacrificial animals were reportedly killed due to electrocution and in other rain-related incidents in two separate heavy rain spells between July 29 and August 12 in the metropolis.
The majority of the deaths were reported due to electrocution, despite the fact that several areas of the city faced prolonged power outages.
Large parts of the port city, including almost all major thoroughfares, remain inundated as civic authorities struggled to drain out water that had collected over hours of persistent rain.
Contingents of the Pakistan Army and Sindh Rangers had to be called in for rescue operations.
Apart from Karachi, the situation also remained dire in other parts of Sindh with at least 15 deaths from rain-related incidents reported from different districts.
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