KARACHI: Many roads of Karachi are flooded and many areas are without electricity as monsoon showers hit the city for second consecutive day on Saturday.
The spell that continued from a day earlier turned into heavy showers Saturday morning, and soon exposed the city’s vulnerable infrastructure. A section of the city’s residents were left wondering if they could make it to work, and many opted to not take the risk as all major thoroughfares were submerged in rainwater.
Shahrah-e-Fasial, MA Jinnah Road, II Chundrigar Road, Saddar, Bilawal Chowrangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, DHA, Karsaz, University Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Bath Island are some of the areas that experienced flooding. Some 400 feeders of K-Electric (KE) tripped due to the rain, leaving most of the metropolis in dark, a private news channel reported. Although most of the feeders were stored, some areas remain without electricity as KE teams work to restore the remaining feeders.
Areas still without power include Mehmoodabad, pockets of DHA, Abul Hasan Isphahani Road, North Nazimabad, Liaquatabad and Gulistan-e-Jauhar. KE have not provided any information regarding how much time would it take to restore power in the city.
On Friday, the city underwent a similar situation as two men died due to electrocution, which has become a regular feature after rain spells here.
