Rain in Karachi causes flooding. PHOTO: Online.
The situation in the city took a turn for the worse as sporadic showers continued for the second day.
Arrangements made by the local government proved to be unsuccessful and as a result, Minister of Local Bodies Owais Muzaffar removed Karachi administrator Hashim Raza Zaidi and Director Municipal Services Masood Alam from their posts.
Shouldering the blame
Many areas of the city including Jauhar Chowrangi, Old City area, Nazimabad and Korangi remained flooded with rainwater, with little to no work being done by the administration.
The new administrator Saqib Soomro also deemed himself free of responsibility for this abysmal situation.
Several areas of the city remained without power for more than 24 hours. The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) blamed Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) for the lack of electricity, and said that they would be able to restore the power supply after streets were clear of water.
Casualties
A house collapsed in the Gulistan-e-Johar area, killing a woman and her 12-year-old son.
Two nine-year-old boys were killed in Pir Abad and Gulzar Bakhri due to electrocution. Three children drowned in a river in the Kachi Kuwari are of Karachi.
Five more people died as a result of electrocution and houses collapsing in other areas. 50 others were injured in traffic accidents.
Army and Rangers conducted rescue operations in some areas, bringing some people to safety.
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The responsibility for the death of these people mostly lie on the shoulders of the feudals in sind government who have destroyed Karachi during their five year rule of corruption and plunder.
Despite differences all political parties having any interest in Karachi should join MQM to bring back Mustafa Kamal to fix Karachi.
@Aysha M:
our democrats got rid of the 'dictators' LG system because it brought only misery to the people and they wanted economic prosperity for their electorate.
KHI is ....ed.
Mustafa Kamal what a LEGEND you were. Sir we took you for granted when you and your town nazims used to work day and night for this city. I remember when you and the governor would visit flooded areas immediately to strictly check the rehabilitation work, issue instructions & consult experts to restore normalcy. The only positive change possible in this country is to vote for a party that is non feudal, educated, middle class, progressive & secular.
Can.someone please tell me how much money is lost with karachi closed for one day. Also whats the tax revenue lost by the central and provinsional government?
By the experience the waderas of the wadera provincial government would be busy deciding who will get how much share from the flood rehabilitation fund. Wadera government has not only looted Karachi's development funds, it has also patronized liyari gang force to loot people of Karachi and has also destroted Karachi's infrastructure by patronizing the land mafia. So why will the Wadera Party let Karachi have its own City Government like the civilized world
Barish tow rehmaat thi, zehmaat tow MQM ne bana deya point scoring ke chakkar mei..
Rain has proven one thing that ex-city nazim mustafa kamal also filled pockets of leadership. In fact all the MQM areas have drainage rainwater. First MQM was killing their own people with bullet now planing to fail provincial govt. & for sake of local body polls. MQM never care for their own people who always caste them votes.
Mustafa Kamal where are you?
This is 25th Generation warfare by India............
Karachi looking good with water pouring down after so many year
Total failure of the provincial government.Just look at the economic loss before Eid holidays
according to met department Karachi was supposed to have a cloudy Saturday (no rain) met department is equally responsible for the situation of Karachi today.
Seems to me everyday we hear 17 dead in Karachi whether it is monsoon, terrorism or crime.
"This is the 2013 Karachi", guys.