Major arteries of Karachi were flooded on Saturday night as rain lashed most parts of the city.
“The public is requested to avoid going out on the roads unnecessarily. Rescue teams are facing difficulties in emergency responses due to severe traffic jams on roads,” said a statement from Rescue 1122.
It added that teams were dispatched and present in various parts of the city to help the public. It further said that there were no reports of any building collapsing and two people were only slightly injured due to a wall collapse near Kashmir Road.
The statement said the two individuals were moved to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment.
According to data from the Met office till 11pm, PAF Faisal Base received the highest amount of rainfall i.e. 75 millimetres, followed by Malir (64mm), Surjani Town (63.8mm), Keamari (55mm), Quaidabad (52mm), old airport area (51mm), Gulshan-i-Hadeed (50mm), PAF Masroor Base (47.2mm), Jinnah Terminal (42mm), Saadi Town (37.6mm), North Karachi (33.6mm), University Road (30mm), Gulshan-i-Maymar (23.8mm), Nazimabad (23.5mm), Korangi (15mm) with trace rainfall in Orangi Town and Defence Housing Authority.
The data showed that the figures came from showers after 8pm since till then, the figures were negligible showing trace to no rain.
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab urged people to avoid unnecessary movement, saying that teams were deployed to clear major roads.
“Issues are being addressed. Will keep people posted,” he said.
He said there were issues at Tipu Sultan Road and Nursery on Shahrae Faisal that were “impeding discharge of water”.
The office of the South deputy commissioner also urged the public to avoid unnecessary travel, adding that “almost all teams have got stuck up in traffic congestion” and drainage efforts were being impeded.
Visuals from citizens showed “urban flooding” at Tariq Road and Shahrae Faisal with cars submerged in water.
Meanwhile, K-Electric (KE) spokesperson Imran Rana said 600 out of 2,100 feeders were shut due to safety reasons.
