Many parts of the city have plunged into darkness after 481 feeders of K-Electric tripped. Two children drowned near Punjab Chowrangi area. They were playing in a pool of water in an under-construction underpass, said rescue sources, adding that they had recovered a body from the area while the search for the second body was underway. The children were aged between eight and ten.
Heavy showers lashed different areas of the metropolis on Thursday evening, leaving several streets flooded and most localities without electricity. As many as 160 feeders have tripped - plunging a large number of localities into darkness, including Malir, Airport, Liaquatabad, Keamari, Gulshan Iqbal Block 10, Shershah, North Karachi and Federal B Area Block-2.
K-Electric has also received complaints of broken electricity wires due to rain. The power utility company has advised the people to keep themselves away from electric poles, PMTs and broken electric wires. No casualties have yet been reported.
Rainwater has flooded the city's main thoroughfares including Shahra-e-Faisal, near Gora Qabrustan, Gurumandir and other areas. Moreover, rainwater has entered houses and mosques of KBR society near Gujjar Nullah, roads leading to Governor and CM house are reportedly heavily inundated.
Government hospitals have declared rain emergency. Director MET has confirmed that their website has been hacked. Traffic Police have advised the commuters to ensure that they are driving with proper headlights and dry themselves before driving their vehicles.
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