700 power feeders trip as heavy rains cause urban flooding in Karachi

Heavy rains on Saturday wreaked havoc in various areas of Karachi, leaving roads submerged and more than 700 electricity feeders tripped, plunging several neighbourhoods into darkness, Express News reported.

The rain started after sunset, just as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had predicted, and rapidly intensified across almost all areas of the city.

Areas including Landhi, Korangi, DHA, Clifton, II Chundrigar Road, Tower, Keamari, Bolton Market, Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nipa, Liaquatabad, North Nazimabad, North Karachi and Surjani experienced heavy rainfall for over 20 minutes, accompanied by strong gusts of wind.

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The intense rain resulted in flooding on various city roads, causing motorcycles and cars to come to a standstill.

According to PMD, 75mm of rainfall was recorded at PAF Base Faisal (Shahrae Faisal), 64mm in Malir Halt, 63.8mm in Surjani, 55mm in Keamari, 52mm in Quaidabad and 51mm in the Old Airport area.

Moreover, Gulshan-e-Hadeed experienced 50mm of rainfall, 47.2 at PAF Base Masroor, 42mm at Jinnah Terminal, 37.6mm in Saadi Town, 33.6mm in North Karachi, 23.8mm in Gulshan-e-Maymar, 23.5mm in Nazimabad, and 15mm in Korangi.

In addition to the flooded roads, more than 700 electricity feeders tripped in different areas of the city after the rain, leading to power outages in Liaquatabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nazimabad, PIB, Maymar, Landhi and other areas.

Furthermore, due to poor drainage, urban flooding occurred in several areas of Karachi, causing inconvenience to residents.

KWSB CEO Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed has imposed emergency measures in the city following the rain, directing the technical staff to remain vigilant and active at all times.

Earlier, PMD had predicted heavy rainfall in Karachi on February 3 and 4.