Rain exposes weaknesses of Karachi infrastructure

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Rain exposes weaknesses of Karachi infrastructure

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Monsoon rains crippled Karachi on Tuesday, with few people able to make it to work or school.

13 September,2011 03:30 pm

The fresh monsoon spell which has been continued for the last 24 hours turned the whole city into a large pond. Water is everywhere. Sewerage and water supply system is collapsed and electricity is suspended since the start of rain. All major roads including Shara-e-Faisal and MA Jinnah road are inundated making the people unable to reach offices and schools. All the under passes of the city are filled with water making the people stuck into their houses. Public transport is not visible on city’s roads. Attandace in schools, offices and hospitals was negligible. The hours long rain spell paralyzed life in Karachi. Rainwater entered into hundred of houses and long outages made the life of Karachi citizens miserable.