Rain in Karachi: Citizens advise each other not to go out of the house

Residents of Karachi are sending messages to each other not to go out of the house today and not to let the children out at all.

"Some similar messages are being sent to each other by friends and loved ones on my mobile phone," said the BBC's Rashid Shakur.

The rain that has been falling for many hours in the city has not stopped completely and the dark clouds hovering in the sky are sending a message of more parish.

Authorities are also urging citizens not to leave their homes and to dial 1299 in case of emergency.

In his message, Commissioner Karachi asked the citizens to avoid leaving their homes unnecessarily.

According to BBC correspondents in the city, the rains have caused flooding in many areas, with few highways covered with manholes and other electric shocks and poles. There is a great danger.

There are also areas in the city where electricity and internet have been missing for hours.

It may be recalled that several areas of the city have been inundated due to heavy rains in Karachi overnight. Heavy rains have inundated several areas of Karachi including II Chandragar Road, Clifton, Federal B Area, DHA, Jail Road, Sher Shah.

Flood situation in Karachi, sea also refuses to take water

Deputy Commissioner Kemari Mukhtar Ali Abro told the BBC's Azam Khan that the recent rains in Balochistan and Karachi had also affected his sub-divisions Maripur, Baldia and Harbor (Kemari). According to him, the waves are at a high level in the sea due to the 13th and 14th of the moon, due to which the sea is not in a position to take this water quickly.

According to the deputy commissioner, water has also entered houses in low-lying areas in Kemari.

According to him, officials of various departments including Waterboard and KMC are currently engaged in relief work and the situation will be brought under control soon.

According to Mukhtar Ali Abro, instead of sitting in the office, he himself is on the streets with his staff to serve the people and is reviewing the situation from time to time. Power outages have been reported in several areas overnight but no casualties or damage have been reported so far.

It may be recalled that Kemari is one of the seven districts of Karachi while the situation in the whole of Karachi is critical at present.

According to the Meteorological Department, the highest rainfall in Karachi was recorded at DHA till 5 am, which was recorded at 233.3 mm. Meteorologist Jawad Memon told local media that the system of more rains is moving towards the city, which is likely to bring more heavy rains in Karachi in the next few hours.

Due to heavy rains in Karachi, heavy flow of water on Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway has severely affected the flow of traffic, while due to heavy rains last night, traffic had to be suspended for a few hours.

Rain has stopped but rescue operation may take time: DC South Karachi

Deputy Commissioner South Abdul Sattar Issani told the BBC that the rains had stopped at this time (Monday afternoon) and the rescue operation was underway. According to him, it may take some time to bring the situation under control.

At present PDMA, Waterboard, CBC, KMC personnel are busy in different areas of Karachi. However, according to him, no loss of life or property has been reported so far.

Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz said that the average rainfall of three months of monsoon in Karachi is 141 meters while this time the monsoon has broken the average rainfall for the first time. According to him, the city has received 233 meshes of rain up to 3 mm since yesterday.

Rain in Karachi: Citizens advise each other not to go out of the house