Nine die of electrocution as rain lashes Karachi

KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in rain-related incidents in Karachi. 

According to details, two people from Karachi's SITE area died due to electrocution rain-related incidents, while another death was from Orangi and Hijrat area of the metropolis.

On Friday, heavy rains disrupted daily life in the city and left many thoroughfares flooded. The supply of electricity to key localities was also been affected.

The rain lowered the sweltering temperatures and brought some much-needed relief to the residents of the city, but also left them at the mercy of flooded roads and electric power cuts.

More than 350 feeders of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation have tripped, affecting electricity supply to Azizabad, New Karachi, North Nazimabad, Gulistan-e-Johar, among other areas.

The heavy rainfall also exposed the precautionary measures of the authorities at the National Stadium Karachi as the first one-day international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being balled. 

Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz has said that the recent spell of monsoon rain in Karachi was extraordinary. He added that around 130mm of rain has been recorded in Karachi during the past few weeks.

At least 12 people were killed last month after torrential downpour and urban flooding in the city, bringing the city of lights to a standstill.

Major thoroughfares were drowned under several feet of rainwater, with drains and canals in the city overflowing and low-lying residential areas submerged in the water pouring in from the streets outside.