Parts of Karachi plunge into darkness as city receives first monsoon rain
K-Electric says 117 feeders affected, teams working to restore power
Heavy rain shower in different areas of karachi. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
As Karachi received its first spell of monsoon rain on Tuesday night, over 100 of K-Electric's feeders were affected, resulting in power outages in a number of areas across the city, Express News reported.
According to K-Electric, the power supply company in Karachi, 117 feeders were affected.
Read: Tripping of transmission lines, power plants plunge parts of Sindh, Balochistan into darkness
While the rain turned the weather pleasant as many areas including Gulshane-Iqbal, Malir, Orangi Town, Saddar, Garden, Korangi and DHA received heavy rain, power breakdowns were also reported from a number of localities. These include Federal B Area, PIB Colony, Soldier Bazaar, Saddar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, Garden, New Karachi, Korangi, Landhi, Shah Faisal, Malir, Defence and Clifton, among others.
Meanwhile, according to the MET department, more rains are expected in Karachi July 24 onwards.
As Karachi received its first spell of monsoon rain on Tuesday night, over 100 of K-Electric's feeders were affected, resulting in power outages in a number of areas across the city, Express News reported.
According to K-Electric, the power supply company in Karachi, 117 feeders were affected.
Read: Tripping of transmission lines, power plants plunge parts of Sindh, Balochistan into darkness
While the rain turned the weather pleasant as many areas including Gulshane-Iqbal, Malir, Orangi Town, Saddar, Garden, Korangi and DHA received heavy rain, power breakdowns were also reported from a number of localities. These include Federal B Area, PIB Colony, Soldier Bazaar, Saddar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, Garden, New Karachi, Korangi, Landhi, Shah Faisal, Malir, Defence and Clifton, among others.
Meanwhile, according to the MET department, more rains are expected in Karachi July 24 onwards.