PM directs Sindh Governor to speed up relief efforts as rain batters metropolis

Heavy monsoon rains battered large swathes of the metropolis

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday while expressing concerns over torrential rains in Karachi and other parts of Sindh said that the federal government will not leave the people of Karachi alone in this difficult situation.

PM Imran Khan telephoned Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and expressed concern over the recent rains in the metropolis that has disturbed the normal life.

The premier ordered Imran Ismail to speed up relief efforts in rain-hit areas of the city and moved stranded people to safety. He also directed to provide food to people affected by torrential rains.

Later, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, in a Tweet, said PM Imran Khan is monitoring the situation that has arisen in Karachi due to the torrential rains.

“Briefed PM Imran Khan over Sindh rain situation, Karachi needs special attention. This is unusual and abnormal rain situation which requires an emergency response. PM is monitoring the situation and assured to take any action required,” tweeted Ismail.

It is pertinent here to mention that the provincial government has failed to drain out water from low-lying areas as intermittent monsoon rain continues to lash Karachi and containers started floating in rainwater on inundated roads in Sea Breeze area.

According to details, the downpour has been reported in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulshan-e-Johar, Federal B Area, Defence,PunjabColony, Delhi Colony, Hassan Square, Golimar, North Karachi, North Nazimabad and Chowrangi while University Road, Taroq Road, PECHS Society and Shaheed Millat Road have also received the monsoon shower.

Amid the current spell, several roads in Surjani Town, Yousaf Goth, Abdul Raheem Goth and Dada Bhai Town are still submerged in the water.

Streets and homes were flooded with sewage water in Karachi, where the city’s outdated drainage and waste systems were overwhelmed by another spell of heavy rain.

Troops, rescuers and volunteers were evacuating people from inundated residential neighborhoods in Karachi as some families waded through waist-high water. Hundreds of people were forced to take shelter in the houses of relatives in the country’s largest city.

Scores of vehicles were submerged in water in Karachi.