KARACHI: More heavy downpour on Tuesday night in different parts of Karachi has worsened the situation as rainfall has caused urban flooding in various parts of metropolitan city and rainwater has accumulated on roads and all low-lying areas resulting in disruption in the traffic flow.
Rainfall was reported from several localities in the city including Baloch Colony, Shahra-e-Faisal, Nursery, PECHS, Ferozabad Mahmoodabad, Cantt Station, Qayyumabad, Defence, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad and other areas.
In addition, the accumulation of three to four feet of water in certain residential areas of the city hinders traffic flow and causes traffic congestion. Edhi volunteers rescued six people, including a policeman, who were trapped in rainwater at the Korangi Kazwe.
Heavy rain caused a breach in the dyke of Sukhan Stream due to which water entered hundreds of houses in Arafat Town, Madina Colony, Khuldabad, Marghi Khana and also reached the National Highway. The National Highway was closed to traffic as a precautionary measure and traffic was diverted to Malir.
The rain also caused a breach in the dyke of Malir Stream in Dad Bhai Town in Baloch Colony and the water entered the residential area. Sindh Education Minister, Saeed Ghani reached there after water inundated the area.
The Education Minister said that water entered the residential area from Malir Stream in Dada Bhai Town due to technical issue of a gate. Now the gate has been completely closed and the flow of water has been stopped. He said that heavy machinery has reached the area and work to drain the water has been started.
Earlier, Saeed Ghani visited different areas of Karachi and shared footage on twitter of University Road, Abu Al Hassan Isfahani Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Stargate, Munawar Suhrawardy Underpass, Nursery and other areas of the city from where the rainwater has been cleared.
