Karachi:The first day of the week brought a brief reprieve from the heat for Karachiites as the city woke up to the year’s first spell of monsoon rainfall. However, for many it brought back painful memories of last year’s disastrous rains.
The rain claimed the life of a young boy in Alfalah society. Hammad was riding his bicycle when he encountered rainwater that had accumulated on the street. During this, he touched an electricity pole and was electrocuted, the official said.
People’s anxiety over the rainfall was compounded by power outages across the city. The city’s power utility company, K-Electric, said it had received reports of outages from multiple parts of Karachi, adding that it was “monitoring the situation”.
“Power supply to city remains intact. A few parts of Baldia, Surjani, Clifton and DHA are currently facing outage with Gadap being most affected. Currently supply from approximately 500 feeders remains affected whereas 1,400 feeders are operational. Supply to Dhabeji was restored on priority,” the company said in an update shared at 8:30am.
Meanwhile, the rainfall also affected traffic in the city, Traffic police urged people to drive carefully, adding that officials were monitoring the situation in order to keep citizens informed. The statement added that citizens could call the 1915 helpline for queries and concerns.
