Moderate to heavy rains likely in Sindh from Sept 7

Some parts of Karachi may receive heavy downpours, which may lead to urban flooding

KARACHI:

A low-pressure system, formed over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to intensify into a depression, raising the likelihood of monsoon rains across Sindh from September 7 to 11, the Meteorological Department said.

Officials warned that the system could bring moderate to heavy rainfall in several districts of rural Sindh, while Karachi may experience light to moderate showers during the same period.

“Some parts of the city may also receive heavy downpours, which could lead to urban flooding,” the department said.

Chief Meteorologist, Amir Haider Laghari, told Express News that the system was expected to enter Pakistan from India via Nagarparkar. “Forecasting rainfall in millimetres at this stage would be premature, but the situation would be clear by Wednesday as the system draws near,” he said.

Laghari added, if intense spells occur in any location, there is a significant risk of urban flooding particularly in low-lying areas of the metropolis.

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More than two weeks after heavy rains lashed Karachi on 19 August, many neighbourhoods remain in disrepair, with broken streets and stagnant sewage water leaving residents struggling to move about.

According to Express News, conditions on some main roads have slightly improved, but inner streets continue to resemble ruins. Residents said local authorities had yet to initiate meaningful repair work, compounding the difficulties of daily life.

“The city looks like a wreck. Even 15 days later, there are no proper arrangements,” one resident told the channel.

While the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has announced repair work on several major roads, inner lanes remain badly damaged. In many neighbourhoods, residents say roads have effectively disappeared, replaced by potholes and open sewage.

Locals complain that instead of relief, the aftermath of the rains has brought “double suffering,” with infrastructure collapse adding to the original damage caused by flooding.

At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed in various rain-related incidents across Karachi as the city was battered by heavy downpours. The fatalities occurred in wall collapses, electrocutions and drowning incidents reported in different neighbourhoods.