Severe urban floods in Karachi after record torrential rains
Roads inundated, power outages reported after city gets non-stop rainfaill The port city was inundated after torrential rains were recorded overnight on Monday, which continued till 11 a.m. in most parts of the city, paralyzing daily life in Karachi. The southern parts of Karachi, including DHA, Clifton, Kemari, Saddar and other areas, received the heaviest rainfall in the morning after the city stopped with high thunderstorms. Most areas of DHA and Clifton were flooded, with water levels almost high in some areas. Main II Chandragar, DHA, Clifton Underpass, Delhi Colony Road, Faisal Street and other major arteries of the city were also flooded. City Traffic Police said that Punjab Chowrangi, Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar and KPT underpasses have been closed for traffic due to accumulation of water. Heavy rains also flooded highways outside the city. Karachi-Hyderabad highway track closed due to floods. At least 120 mm of rain has been recorded in the southern district, with heavy ra...