Weather turns pleasant as first monsoon rain lashes several Karachi areas

Several areas of Karachi on Monday received the first monsoon rains, breaking the momentum of warm and humid weather and turning the atmosphere pleasant in the port city.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Gadap, Super Highway, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Scheme 33, Gulshan-e-Maimar, Sohrab Goth, Ahsanabad, Saadi Town, Surjani Town, Taiser Town, Yousuf Goth, Malir, Quaidabad, and New Karachi among other areas of the city received the light to moderate downpours.

After light to moderate drizzle last night, North Karachi and adjoining areas plunged into darkness due to power outages.

There have also been reports of announced and unannounced power load-shedding in other areas of the city, including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Malir, Sharea Faisal, Baldia Town and Orangi Town.

There had reportedly been no intimation of rain or drizzling earlier from any of the aforesaid areas.

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Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah visited various areas of the city for inspection of nullahs and rain situation.

A day earlier, after predicting heavy rains across the country, the PMD had revised its forecast, saying the “intensity of current monsoon system has weakened”.

The advisory said that the epicentre of the monsoon system moved to the southwest of the city in the Arabian Sea.

It however said rainfall with strong winds and thundershowers was still expected in different parts of Sindh and Balochistan, which would continue till July 13.

Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Dadu, Karachi, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Awaran, Kharan and Panjgur were likely to receive the thundershowers, according to the Met office.