KARACHI: The appalling condition of the city’s multiple roads following torrential rains forced calling in of Pakistan Army for draining out accumulated water. Pakistan Army personnel reached the affected areas, mostly in Southern part of the metropolis. Sardar Sarfaraz, chief metrologist at the PMD, said that low pressure is building over the Arabian Sea. If the system continues to build, it could cause heavy rains, he said.
Monsoon rains forced people of Karachi to use boats for commute as roads in some of the areas turned into rivers on Saturday while teams of Pakistan Army have also reached the affected areas for draining out water.
Different areas of Karachi continued to receive rain for the fifth–consecutive day. Areas that were most affected include Clifton Teen Talwar, II Chundrigar Road, Burns Road, Saddar, PECHS, Sharae Faysal and Bahadurabad.
The famous Burns Road food street of Karachi literally turned into a river and despite that it has been over six hours since it last rained, the road has not been cleared.
Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) predicted on Saturday that the rains would continue till late into evening and has issued urban-flood warning for low-lying areas.
