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Flooded streets, no power after heavy rains overnight

KARACHI: People here woke up to flooded streets after it rained intermittently early Monday morning. 

The heavy showers with thunderstorm lashed metropolitan and adjoining areas on Sunday night.

As a result of rain, weather turned more cold and chilled, forcing people to stay indoors.

The city also jumped into darkness as power breakdown was reported soon after rain started.

Several areas of the city were still deprived of electricity supply. The rain water accumulated in downtown areas, entering shops and houses.

The rain left a number of roads, residential lanes, parks, and markets in Liaquatabad, Saddar and North Nazimabad with puddles of stagnant water.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted more rain in the next two days. It recorded 15mm rain near the Karachi airport.

A thunderstorm and heavy rains hit Lahore too. The residents woke up to the sound of the rain too. The temperature fell to 4°C and is expected to rise to 16°C.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.