[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Rain havoc in Pakistan

[Green Patriot]

Worst possible day for Karachi today. Every area, literally every area has sunk. Terrible scenes and such pain Karaachites have to go through. They dont deserve it. No one deserves this. Shame on the authorities for conveniently ignoring every plight of the people. Sick of having to go through this every year.

 

[Abdullah719]

The shameless Saeed Ghani is now tweeting random videos from areas that aren’t flooded.

Yes, genius, the road in front of my building isn’t flooded either because it’s on a slight downward slope. That doesn’t mean that the rest of the city isn’t suffering. Horrendous videos coming out from areas such as Malir and Surjani Town, as usual.

The only thing that he is happening as a result of his useless videos is that he’s getting abused. Well-deserved, I say.

 

[gani999]

Worst possible day for Karachi today. Every area, literally every area has sunk. Terrible scenes and such pain Karaachites have to go through. They dont deserve it. No one deserves this. Shame on the authorities for conveniently ignoring every plight of the people. Sick of having to go through this every year.

Karachi, being the business and commercial capital of Pakistan, must be generating a lot of wealth by way of taxes. But it looks like all the money gets taken out and sent to other places, leaving very little for the city itself. The infrastructure of the city suffers as a result.

Mumbai in India has the same problem.

 

[Greenstorm]

Karachites should look to move out and spread in different parts of the country, preferably North Punjab and KP. There has been a lot of urban growth during last 2 decades in these areas and karachites will flourish here due to their business savy and enterpreneurial mindset.

PPP has turned Karachi into a village and city is no more livable.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reviewed NDMA plan for clearing nullahs/ river beds & solve problem of karachi drowning every time it rains heavily. Inshallah will have plan approved & work started in Sep. Completion in 1 year. Largest tax paying city of Pakistan deserves better than what it is facing today</p>— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Asad_Umar/status/1298553036994994177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Abdullah719]

Murad blames FBR’s ‘poor’ revenue collection for Sindh’s dismal infrastructure

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday that a shortfall in revenue collection over the last three years by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) brought development endeavours in Sindh to a standstill.

On a visit to rain-hit districts of the province, the Sindh chief minister observed that the provincial government could not fulfill its commitments on various projects owing to FBR’s poor revenue collection.

Briefing the media during his visit to districts badly affected by Tuesday’s rains, the CM said he began his visit from Malir, in Karachi, where the flow of rainwater in the Malir and Sukkur rivers was badly affected owing to encroachments. The water ended up inundating various villages in the process, such as Mohammadi Town, Yar Mohammad village, Koohi, Darsano Chhano and Hassan Panhwar.

Spoiler

According to Murad, 108 people - including 22 from Koohi, 30 from Darsano Chhano and 56 from Hassan Panhwar - had so far been evacuated with the help of armed forces. However, “people are still stuck in Mohammadi Town and Yar Mohammad Panhwar villages,” the CM said.

He added that commissioner Karachi had been directed to rescue the people from these villages with the help of Pak Navy and Army officials, and provide them food and water.

CM Murad further said that encroachments on Malir and Sukkur rivers were so dense that hardly 10 percent area was left for rainwater to flow. “We will now have to remove the encroachments, otherwise urban floods will be inevitable,” he said.

In response to a question, the CM said that rainwater had accumulated along the road and inundated some portions in Gharo. “I have observed that culverts will need to be installed along the road to provide a passage for the water to flow,” he said, adding that work on their installation will be started shortly.

To another question, the CM stated that rainwater had been disposed of from Thatta city, in some places it drained naturally, while in others suction machines had to be used. “However, the solution of these issues lay in construction of a new stormwater drain,” the CM stated.

“A storm water drain has been a part of our development plan, but we work on it could not commence owing to resource constraints,” Murad claimed.

According to the CM, revenue collections by FBR were remained dismal throughout 2018 and 2019, whereas in 2020 both the national and provincial economies suffered serious damaged due to Covid-19. These factors affected the completion of development works, observed the chief minister. “However, we’ll arrange funds for construction of stormwater drain in Thatta,” he vowed.

In the CM’s view, this year’s rains caused thte least amount of damage, in terms of human lives and public property, as compared to last year.

Sujawal

The chief minister visited Sujawal, where rainwater had already been drained, but low-lying areas such as Ismail Gurmani and Allah Warayo Sirani were still submerged under water.

CM’s Advisor, Aijaz Shah Shirazi, briefed him about the situation in the district. The CM directed PHE Secretary Laiq Ahmed to bring in more suction machines from Thatta and Badin to Sujawal for disposal of water.

Badin

In Badin, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stopped to visit the Guni and Phuleli canals. Chief Engineer Zarif Khero told the CM that the Guni canal carried water of three talukas, Matli, Golarchi and Tando Mohammad Khan, and discharge it further Into Nareri.

The Guni-Phuleli canal has a design discharge of 1,500 cusec, but presently 1,800 cusec water was flowing through it safely.

The people of Badin requested the chief minister to construct a separate stormwater drain in the city for disposal of rainwater and domestic waste water. On which, Murad assured the people that the government would conduct a feasibility study of the drain.

Mithi

During his visit to district Tharparkar, Murad visited Diplo, where 509 mm rainfall was recorded. Some other areas that received heavy rainfall were Islamkot (330 mm), Mithi (459 mm), Kaloi (215 mm), Chachhro (267 mm), Dahli (240 mm) and Nagarparkar (387 mm).

Thar Deputy Commissioner Nawaz Sohu told the chief minister that rainwater was being disposed of through suction machines provided by PHE. Meanwhile, cooked food was also being provided to the affected people.

Murad was further informed that rehabilitation work was in progress.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/226134...e-collection-for-sindhs-dismal-infrastructure

 

[Syed1]

10 hours without power and flooding wherever you go.


On top of that we have PPP jiyalas saying all is well. PPP should come up some special kind of vaccine or coronavirus that only infects and kills Urdu speakers so that they are eliminated from Karachi. Then they can repopulate Karachi with Sindhis from Larkhana, Dadu, Sukkur etc and then finally Karachi will be acceptable to PPP.



We are being punished for not believing that Bhutto is still alive. What's worse is we voted for PTI to rid of this filth but they themselves keep hiding behind 18th amendment. Lanat hai aisi amendment pe jo apnay hi mulk ke sabsay baray shair ko ghulaam buna deh.

 

[Bewal Express]

Murad blames FBR’s ‘poor’ revenue collection for Sindh’s dismal infrastructure

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday that a shortfall in revenue collection over the last three years by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) brought development endeavours in Sindh to a standstill.

On a visit to rain-hit districts of the province, the Sindh chief minister observed that the provincial government could not fulfill its commitments on various projects owing to FBR’s poor revenue collection.

Briefing the media during his visit to districts badly affected by Tuesday’s rains, the CM said he began his visit from Malir, in Karachi, where the flow of rainwater in the Malir and Sukkur rivers was badly affected owing to encroachments. The water ended up inundating various villages in the process, such as Mohammadi Town, Yar Mohammad village, Koohi, Darsano Chhano and Hassan Panhwar.

Spoiler

According to Murad, 108 people - including 22 from Koohi, 30 from Darsano Chhano and 56 from Hassan Panhwar - had so far been evacuated with the help of armed forces. However, “people are still stuck in Mohammadi Town and Yar Mohammad Panhwar villages,” the CM said.

He added that commissioner Karachi had been directed to rescue the people from these villages with the help of Pak Navy and Army officials, and provide them food and water.

CM Murad further said that encroachments on Malir and Sukkur rivers were so dense that hardly 10 percent area was left for rainwater to flow. “We will now have to remove the encroachments, otherwise urban floods will be inevitable,” he said.

In response to a question, the CM said that rainwater had accumulated along the road and inundated some portions in Gharo. “I have observed that culverts will need to be installed along the road to provide a passage for the water to flow,” he said, adding that work on their installation will be started shortly.

To another question, the CM stated that rainwater had been disposed of from Thatta city, in some places it drained naturally, while in others suction machines had to be used. “However, the solution of these issues lay in construction of a new stormwater drain,” the CM stated.

“A storm water drain has been a part of our development plan, but we work on it could not commence owing to resource constraints,” Murad claimed.

According to the CM, revenue collections by FBR were remained dismal throughout 2018 and 2019, whereas in 2020 both the national and provincial economies suffered serious damaged due to Covid-19. These factors affected the completion of development works, observed the chief minister. “However, we’ll arrange funds for construction of stormwater drain in Thatta,” he vowed.

In the CM’s view, this year’s rains caused thte least amount of damage, in terms of human lives and public property, as compared to last year.

Sujawal

The chief minister visited Sujawal, where rainwater had already been drained, but low-lying areas such as Ismail Gurmani and Allah Warayo Sirani were still submerged under water.

CM’s Advisor, Aijaz Shah Shirazi, briefed him about the situation in the district. The CM directed PHE Secretary Laiq Ahmed to bring in more suction machines from Thatta and Badin to Sujawal for disposal of water.

Badin

In Badin, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah stopped to visit the Guni and Phuleli canals. Chief Engineer Zarif Khero told the CM that the Guni canal carried water of three talukas, Matli, Golarchi and Tando Mohammad Khan, and discharge it further Into Nareri.

The Guni-Phuleli canal has a design discharge of 1,500 cusec, but presently 1,800 cusec water was flowing through it safely.

The people of Badin requested the chief minister to construct a separate stormwater drain in the city for disposal of rainwater and domestic waste water. On which, Murad assured the people that the government would conduct a feasibility study of the drain.

Mithi

During his visit to district Tharparkar, Murad visited Diplo, where 509 mm rainfall was recorded. Some other areas that received heavy rainfall were Islamkot (330 mm), Mithi (459 mm), Kaloi (215 mm), Chachhro (267 mm), Dahli (240 mm) and Nagarparkar (387 mm).

Thar Deputy Commissioner Nawaz Sohu told the chief minister that rainwater was being disposed of through suction machines provided by PHE. Meanwhile, cooked food was also being provided to the affected people.

Murad was further informed that rehabilitation work was in progress.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/226134...e-collection-for-sindhs-dismal-infrastructure

Badniyaat crook. He was the enabler of the Omni group fraud.

 

[Green Patriot]

Karachi, being the business and commercial capital of Pakistan, must be generating a lot of wealth by way of taxes. But it looks like all the money gets taken out and sent to other places, leaving very little for the city itself. The infrastructure of the city suffers as a result.

Mumbai in India has the same problem.

This is exactly what is happening. Heck the city is the largest tax revenue generator for Pakistan,contributes to 20% of the GDP and is still the most neglected of all. My blood boils at how the authorities can get off scot free while people die every year because of something that can and should be managed.

 

[The Viper]

Karachi rain breaks 90-year record, confirms Met Office

KARACHI: The Met Office has confirmed that the 90-year record of monsoon downpour was broken after the most amount of rainfall in Karachi in August this year.

The 90-year record was broken after a 345 mm downpour recorded in Karachi’s PAF Faisal Base in August this year, making it the wettest month since 1931, which was previously recorded up to 298.4 in 1984.

Moreover, the most amount of rainfall up to 272 mm hit the Masroor Base in 2007, whereas, the August 2020’s downpour was recorded up to 228.5 mm so far and it is still accumulating.

In 1979, 262.5 mm rain had been recorded in MOS Old Airport while the recent downpour was 168.9 in the same area.

According to the Met Office, 114 mm rain was recorded in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, 83 mm in Sadar, 81 in Landhi, 77.8 at University Road, 76.6 in Nazimabad, 70.8 in Saadi Town, 65.8 at Jinnah Terminal, 49.8 in North Karachi, 42.8 in Surjani and the lowest amount of downpour was 21.9 mm in Keamari.

The roads of the port city turned into waterways after frequents light to heavy rainfall for 12 hours paralyzing normal life.

Most of the main roads and streets in Karachi looking like nullahs and drains after the rainfall as three to four feet of water standing in North Karachi, Nazimabad, Nagan Chowrangi, according to reports.

Karachi is facing a situation of urban flooding, as knee-long rainwater gathered at Saddar, M.A. Jinnah Road and Tibet Centre, Sohrab Goth, Shara-e-Faisal, Malir and Landhi, Safoora Chowrangi, NIPA Chowrangi, Hassan Square and People’s Chowrangi. The roads at KDA Chowrangi, Five Star Chowrangi and Hyderi areas drowned under the water disturbing traffic flow.

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has imposed a rain emergency in the province after heavy rainfall wreaked havoc in Karachi and other parts of the province.

Murad Ali Shah cancelled holidays of all government employees and directed them to report to their departments. “The city has received heavy rainfall and some low-lying areas have submerged,” said the chief minister as he directed the PDMA to initiate relief activities in the metropolis. He said that the government would not leave the masses alone at this testing time and he had visited parts of the city to ensure immediate clearing of rainwater from the roads.

Rangers rescued the passengers of a bus that was upturned amid heavy rainfall at Hub River road. The paramilitary force personnel also put the vehicle on its wheels with the help of a heavy crane.

The Pakistan Met Department had earlier issued warning that heavy rainfall may generate urban flooding in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta and Badin from Monday to Tuesday. Heavy downpour may generate flash flooding in hill torrents of Kalat, Khuzdar and Lasbella during the period, it added.

https://arynews.tv/en/karachi-rain-breaks-90-year-record-met-office/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

[MenInG]

At least 70 people are dead and dozens are injured from flooding after heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan, while 90 have died amid similarly devastating weather in neighbouring Pakistan.

In Afghanistan, the number of victims is expected to rise as rescue teams try and locate people buried under destroyed homes, according to a spokeswoman for northern Parwan province.

Wahida Shahkar said at least 66 people had been killed and 90 were injured in her province alone.

Several children are among the dead and some of those who are injured are in a critical condition, the head of the provincial hospital, Abdul Qasim Sangin, said.

Flooding began in the central part of the province overnight following heavy rains and destroyed many homes.

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Pakistan, the military said it would deploy rescue helicopters to the city of Karachi to transport some 200 families to safety after canal waters flooded the city during monsoon rains.

A total of 90 people have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since Sunday, the country's national disaster management agency said.

While heavy rain has lashed many parts of Pakistan, the southern port city of Karachi has been the hardest hit, with streets flooded with sewage water.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered aid to be delivered to Parwan and other provinces, while expressing his condolences to the victims' families.

Disaster management ministry spokesman Ahmad Tameem Azimi said flooding blocked highways to eastern and northern provinces, and that teams were working to reopen the roads to traffic.

He added that at least 300 houses were destroyed in Parwan and over a thousand people displaced, and that ground and air support sent to help those trapped by the flooding had reached the provinces.

Hundreds of acres of agricultural land have been destroyed, with rain wiping out crops in eastern Nuristan province.

Mr Azimi said that houses and roads were also destroyed in northern Kapisa, Panjshir and eastern Paktia provinces.

Two people died and five others were also injured in eastern Maidan Wardak province after flooding destroyed several homes there.

And in Nangarhar, located in the eastern part of Afghanistan, two members of a family died and four others were injured on Wednesday when the wall of their house collapsed in flooding.

Earlier this month, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sent troops to help local authorities pump out rainwater from residential areas, as rains are expected to continue for the rest of the week in Karachi.

The Pakistani military said it would send out rescue helicopters when the weather cleared up.

Rescuers were unable to use boats to rescue the marooned families because of fast-moving floodwaters in the city's low-lying neighbourhoods.

Video footage showed parts of Karachi under water as troops tried to repair an embankment of a canal. Water started pouring out of the canal on Tuesday during heavy rainfall.

Many cities across Pakistan struggle to cope with the annual monsoon deluge, which draws criticism about poor planning.

The monsoon season runs from July to September.

https://news.sky.com/story/afghanis...-homes-destroyed-amid-heavy-rainfall-12057142

 

[Syed1]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] you might find this interesting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fun-fact: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhaddaMarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhaddaMarket</a>, is named so as "Khadda" because of perceived Depression at ground level. BUT it is only perception of a depression, because before elevation reduces to about 45ft in the center, it actually *increases* from 35ft to 90ft, as opposed to 3-35ft range of DHA. <a href="https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW">https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBs2JWKS9A">pic.twitter.com/JBs2JWKS9A</a></p>— Dawar (@theLahorewala) <a href="https://twitter.com/theLahorewala/status/1285168343696183296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Now this is the level of research we need

 

[Slog]

Karachi, being the business and commercial capital of Pakistan, must be generating a lot of wealth by way of taxes. But it looks like all the money gets taken out and sent to other places, leaving very little for the city itself. The infrastructure of the city suffers as a result.

Mumbai in India has the same problem.

Yep it all goes to punjab

 

[MenInG]

Heavy rains have been recorded in different parts of Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district.

Heavy to moderate rain has been recorded at Babusartop, Nangaparbat, Fairy Meadows and Batugah Top.

Sibbi has recorded the highest rainfall, 74mm in Balochistan, followed by Loralai 26mm and Khuzdar 33mm.

In Ziarat, 33mm of rain was recorded while Zhob recorded 12mm of rain. In Muslim Bagh 11mm of rain was recorded, while 3mm of rain was recorded in Lasbela.

The MET Office has forecast rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds in several districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Islamabad during the next 12 hours.

Heavy rain is also likely to occur in Islamabad, upper Punjab, upper/central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir.

The Met Department predicted today that Karachi can receive heavy showers by afternoon, after the metropolis received light to heavy showers in certain parts of the city during the morning.

"There is still low air pressure over the Arabian Sea and southern Sindh," said the Met Department's director. "Another [air] pressure is entering the city from its western side, from Balochistan."

He said that it was due to the pressure that Karachi was experiencing heavy rains.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Insane thunderstorm happening today. And there’s rain forecast till 3 am. I fear for what’s gonna happen today

 

[marlonbrowndo]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] you might find this interesting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fun-fact: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhaddaMarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhaddaMarket</a>, is named so as "Khadda" because of perceived Depression at ground level. BUT it is only perception of a depression, because before elevation reduces to about 45ft in the center, it actually *increases* from 35ft to 90ft, as opposed to 3-35ft range of DHA. <a href="https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW">https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBs2JWKS9A">pic.twitter.com/JBs2JWKS9A</a></p>— Dawar (@theLahorewala) <a href="https://twitter.com/theLahorewala/status/1285168343696183296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Now this is the level of research we need

I actually noticed this

 

[Hermoine Green]

Bhutto is still alive in Karachi, [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] aisa to hoga na...

 

[Major]

Could some shed some light here.

Bahria town is known for having the best sewarage system in Pakistan. Infact, they have a treatment plant that operates 24/7

Yet Bahria town is also flooding in Karachi.

So no matter how good sewerage system you have got in Karachi was this bound to happen or what? Genuine question here.

 

[Runner Up]

Still raining here in Karachi. Never seen such a heavy rainfall in my life before.

 

[Runner Up]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Even huge containers placed at MA Jinnah road couldn’t stand in the way of rain waters <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Urbanflood?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Urbanflood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarachiRains?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarachiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RainEmergency?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RainEmergency</a> <a href="https://t.co/TTnZzO5fuM">pic.twitter.com/TTnZzO5fuM</a></p>— Mir Muhammad &#55356;&#56821;&#55356;&#56816; (@MirPAK5) <a href="https://twitter.com/MirPAK5/status/1298909943614107648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Abdullah719]

[MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] you might find this interesting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fun-fact: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KhaddaMarket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KhaddaMarket</a>, is named so as "Khadda" because of perceived Depression at ground level. BUT it is only perception of a depression, because before elevation reduces to about 45ft in the center, it actually *increases* from 35ft to 90ft, as opposed to 3-35ft range of DHA. <a href="https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW">https://t.co/YWBUJtp2BW</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBs2JWKS9A">pic.twitter.com/JBs2JWKS9A</a></p>— Dawar (@theLahorewala) <a href="https://twitter.com/theLahorewala/status/1285168343696183296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Now this is the level of research we need

Very interesting

Today has been devastating. No sleep due to the thunderstorms and water coming into the apartment like never before. Can't imagine what the less fortunate people are going through. No power, of course.

The pictures coming out of various parts of the city are showing unprecedented levels of flooding.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">Nursery, Shahrah-e-Faisal. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarachiRain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarachiRain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karachi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karachi</a> <a href="https://t.co/M6RmPSCqqE">pic.twitter.com/M6RmPSCqqE</a></p>— Yusra Askari (@YusraSAskari) <a href="https://twitter.com/YusraSAskari/status/1298932914282008576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Hermoine Green]

Could some shed some light here.

Bahria town is known for having the best sewarage system in Pakistan. Infact, they have a treatment plant that operates 24/7

Yet Bahria town is also flooding in Karachi.

So no matter how good sewerage system you have got in Karachi was this bound to happen or what? Genuine question here.

Tbh, this time rain broke all the records of previous 90 years. But on the other hand, there is no proper drainage system in Karachi. No underground systems.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Briefed PM <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> over Sindh rain situation, Karachi needs special attention. This is unusual and abnormal rain situation which requires emergency response. PM is monitoring the situation and assured to take any action required.</p>— Imran Ismail (@ImranIsmailPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranIsmailPTI/status/1298918646337732609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Bewal Express]

IA Karachi recovers from the flooding very quickly. What we need is a proper plan for the this city and with the 460bn due from MR, it should start with proper drainage and solving the drinking water crisis. But as long as the crooked PPP are involved, nothing can be done. They will steal the 460bn and send it to Dubai.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Frankly speaking I think Sindh or Federal government should start planning another city. Karachi is so messed up and ignored for such a long time that it’s impossible to turn it back into a functional city.

 

[Syed1]

Bhutto is still alive in Karachi, [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] aisa to hoga na...

Sir Karachi has never voted for PPP or Bhutto. We are enslaved by Sindhis.

 

[Savak]

Wasn't the country going through a severe water crisis a few years ago. Shouldn't all this rain be a godsent in that respect?

 

[Syed1]

I despised MQM but now I'm beginning to feel they were a necessary evil. Punjabi establishment just removed one evil of MQM but allowed the other evil of PPP to thrive and this is the result.


Remember MQM started off as a democratic movement to counter the Sindhi waderas stranglehold of Karachi. Them taking up arms greatly damaged the just cause. Funny how Punjabi establishment was quick to dismantle MQM but let PPP have free reign.



Imagine if a political party was raping Lahore to this extent, the Punjabi establishment will hunt down every single member of that party.

 

[MenInG]

The water level of the Hub Dam, the dam that provides water to residents of Sindh and Balochistan, has reached a record high of 338 feet.
After it hits the 339-foot level the water will start overflowing from the dam's spillways. The Hub Dam was last full during the rains of 2007.

The record has been broken this year as more than eight feet of water was recorded in the dam within the last three days. More water is expected to come through the catchment areas.

According to the Irrigation Department, the rise in water level poses a flood threat in the Hub River. An emergency situation has been declared in the neighbouring residential areas and people are being evacuated.

An alert has also been issued by the Water and Power Development Authority and officers and rescue officials are being dispatched to the area.

https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/08/hub-dam-reaches-record-water-level-after-13-years/

 

[Syed1]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That the Sindh govt hasn’t been able to establish a centralized emergency services number is all you need to know about the PPP’s incompetence. And then folks complain about civilian supremacy. During their time of need, Karachiites are being told to call Rangers! <a href="https://t.co/atKcRtp2ab">https://t.co/atKcRtp2ab</a></p>— Uzair Younus عُزیر یُونس (@UzairYounus) <a href="https://twitter.com/UzairYounus/status/1298953241477238786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Even former tribal areas of FATA have Rescue 1122 but not Karachi. This is after 12 years of continuous rule of PPP with Billoo Rani as the head. Then we have shameless people like [MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] and [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] singing odes in praise of that feudal filth.

 

[MenInG]

53-year-old record of the highest rainfall in Karachi has been broken in this monsoon spell. It has rained 442 mm so far this month while it rained 429 mm in 1967.

 

[Syed1]

Lanat on PPP and all the people who support them

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PPP has been ruling over Karachi uninterrupted for last 12 years but ‘experts’ here wondering who is responsible & why “nobody” is taking ownership. <br><br>Cute</p>— Hussain Nadim (@HNadim87) <a href="https://twitter.com/HNadim87/status/1298910622256594945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

When will Punjabi establishment rid us of this noose that Sindhis have around the neck of Karachi?

 

[Slog]

I miss MQM. Foot water inside garden in the so called ‘poshest’ area of Karachi. never has it happened before.

Last time there was a major drainage and sewage infrastructure overhaul was by Mustafa kamal in 2006-07. Nothing has been done since PPP took over in 2008 and finished mayor/nazim system. Not one major line hs been cleansed let alone new ones added

 

[Syed1]

I miss MQM. Foot water inside garden in the so called ‘poshest’ area of Karachi. never has it happened before.

Last time there was a major drainage and sewage infrastructure overhaul was by Mustafa kamal in 2006-07. Nothing has been done since PPP took over in 2008 and finished mayor/nazim system. Not one major line hs been cleansed let alone new ones added

MQM was necessary evil to keep these Sindhis in check. Punjabi establishment removed MQM and allowed Sindhi PPP to flourish and the result is for all to see.

 

[Greenstorm]

I despised MQM but now I'm beginning to feel they were a necessary evil. Punjabi establishment just removed one evil of MQM but allowed the other evil of PPP to thrive and this is the result.


Remember MQM started off as a democratic movement to counter the Sindhi waderas stranglehold of Karachi. Them taking up arms greatly damaged the just cause. Funny how Punjabi establishment was quick to dismantle MQM but let PPP have free reign.



Imagine if a political party was raping Lahore to this extent, the Punjabi establishment will hunt down every single member of that party.

Karachi is in this position because of 'necessary evil'. How is this flooding any worse then a few dozen daily killings at the hands of sector incharges.

Establishment only deals with militancy. If they start going after corruption then almost all of Pakistan's political leadership will be in jail.

If this was happening in Lahore then the least they would have done was to block GT road. Heck even small villages in Punjab usually block main highways after prolonged loadshedding or police brutality and get their issues resolved. But I am sure that mazloom Karachites won't even manage to launch a strong protest outside Bilawal house, let alone blocking Karachi port or bin Qasim port.

 

[Syed1]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reminder to “lets not do politics on rain” crowd, Bilawal Bhutto was liking tweets of ponding in Lahore, Bakhtawar was laughing at a fake video of India presented as Lahore flooding & Murtaza Wahab was showing picture of a donkey drowning in Lahore during pc, all within week.</p>— Osama. (@ashaqeens) <a href="https://twitter.com/ashaqeens/status/1298992889129705477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Green Patriot]

Saeed Ghani just posted a picture of 'clear roads at Tariq Road underpass'.
I am going to lose my ****. Houses flooded, buildings collapsed, no electricity since the morning, people stranded on roads and these good for nothing politicians still have the audacity to deny the plain, hard truth.

No body deserves this. Especially the commercial hub of the country. Shame on each and every political party of this state. **********

 

[Slog]

MacroPakistani made a nice summary

 

[Savak]

Federal Govt has every right to impose Governor's Rule in Sindh in the prevailing circumstances where the provincial government just refuses to accept any responsibility for the province but still insists on ruling it.

 

[The Viper]

Exploring why Karachi's rainwater has nowhere to go

Karachi, Pakistan’s largest metropolis, received another spell of monsoon rains toward the end of last month. More than 20 people died, majority of them from electrocution.

Different parts of the city such as North Karachi, North Nazimabad, Drigh Road, NIPA, Orangi, Malir, Northern Bypass, and colonies located on either side of one of the city's longest drains, the Gujjar Nala, were inundated with rainwater. Many underpasses were inaccessible as they were completely submerged.

The severe rains caused a breach in Thado Dam, located in the Kirthar mountains, that initially flooded the Super Highway, country's busiest artery that connects Karachi with the rest of Pakistan. Gusty waters then entered into Gadap town and inundated Amir Bux and Usman Khaskheli goths, and later flooded Saadi Town.

This is not the first time Karachi has witnessed urban flooding. Since 2000, it has happened five times, in 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013 and now this year.

The areas most prone to flooding include Sharifabad and Gareeabad in Liaquatabad Town, Nagan, Ghulshan-e-Mayamar, Azizabad, Safoora Goth, Burns Road, Tower, Kharadar, Khada Market and Machar Colony in Lyari, parts of Saddar, Shahrah-e-Faisal, airport, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Malir, and Shah Faisal Town.
Karachi faces the threat of urban flooding mainly due to unrestrained housing, encroachments on natural waterways, and dumping of solid waste into stormwater drains.

Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman, former director general of the Meteorological Department of Pakistan, tells me if we let people build homes wherever they want without any planning, then we should expect severe urban flooding each time it rains.

According to Dr Zaman, many of the incoming migrants to Karachi are actually climate refugees. Due to lack of rains or other changes in the weather pattern, they are uprooted from their homes in different parts of the country and have no choice but to move to Karachi to find a source of income. Karachi, in fact, hosts the highest number of such migrants compared to any other city in Pakistan.

At the same time, Karachi is not equipped to provide for these incomers. The influx of climate migrants actually ends up worsening the conditions that lead to bigger climate-related problems.

The migrants live in slums that are mostly built on waterways or drains. Data collected by the Sindh Katchi Abadi Authority reveals that there are 5,639 slums in Karachi and majority of them are built alongside drains.

According to the Orangi Pilot Project, Karachi has 41 major drains – most of them stormwater drains – scattered across the city. These drains would normally bring rainwater from across the city to either the Lyari or Malir rivers, which would then drain the water into the Arabian Sea.

As the settlements keep swelling, the drains are encroached and narrowed, blocking the natural water paths. Drains are also choked since they have become sites for solid waste dumping. This is the main cause of urban flooding in Karachi.

Climate change is only going to amplify the danger. Dr Zaman also tells me that the variability in weather patterns has put Karachi on the hit list. The city is now receiving average rain of four months just in one day. We are simply not prepared for the change in climate.

Given the city’s lack of planning, major urban design flaws and weak regulation, Karachi is simply not prepared for the changing climate. Urban flooding is most likely to become a more serious issue, affecting tens of thousands and millions more indirectly.

Dr Noman Ahmed, head of the Department of Architecture and Planning at the NED University of Engineering and Technology, qualifies urban flooding as failure of urban planning. He points out that there actually hasn’t been a government body over the past five or six years to clean the drains.

He informs me that after the 2012 floods in Karachi, a study was conducted that pointed out all the causes, but the government didn’t pay any attention. He also suggests that every year before the monsoon, at least the drains should be cleaned to mitigate the floods to some extent.

The urban sprawl has also led to a depleted forest cover and green spaces in Karachi. Concrete doesn’t allow for water to be absorbed into the ground and the fast-disappearing mangrove forests and swamplands mean that there is very little that holds water naturally in the city.

While it may take some years for us to know if monsoon patterns have changed for good, what is for sure is that Karachi’s long-standing problem of almost-absent urban planning is the biggest reason for the mini-disaster we saw last month. If Karachi is left abandoned and the climate continues to take a turn for the worst, the disasters will only get bigger.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1355990

 

[Major]

lol mqm was the evil that was needed?

funny how people bash PPP and support MQM at the same time or have a soft corner due to ethnicity.


Anyways, if bahria town could be drained with proper drainage and water treatment plant installed, than its no surprise that whole karachi is flooding. Its a natural disaster as rain records have been broken.

 

[Major]

Tbh, this time rain broke all the records of previous 90 years. But on the other hand, there is no proper drainage system in Karachi. No underground systems.

Underground drainage system isn't even there in whole Pakistan. People here have been discussing Karachi only, but in whole of Pakistan the drainage system consists of being an open nali in the mohallas
And in other localities, they add these pipes as sewerage

check the diameter of the pipes, they are small, and this is what you get in the whole country.
I doubt any city has an underground tunnel sewerage like the ones you find in the USA.


Bahria town has a sewerage system which also has pipes like these but leads to an open head nallah which is huge and gets water treatment. THey clean the water and clean the big nallah they have where all the water of house hold meet.

 

[Major]

Federal Govt has every right to impose Governor's Rule in Sindh in the prevailing circumstances where the provincial government just refuses to accept any responsibility for the province but still insists on ruling it.

ok, and what is federal govt going to do?
Clean the garbage from the sewerage? Guess what, army already did that and this flood again happened.

Islamabad was also hit with a slight flood today when nullah leh was overflooding. Cust University had water entered its buliding.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">My govt is fully cognizant of the suffering of our people in the wake of the heavy rains, especially the people of Karachi. I am personally monitoring the relief & rescue operations & am in constant contact with Chairman NDMA & Governor Sindh for regular updates.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299023225364639750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Have directed Chairman NDMA to immediately not only rescue stranded ppl, but also provide emergency medical assistance, food & shelter to all those in need. I have also asked NDMA Chairman to ensure restoration of utilities on an emergency basis.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299023227285639168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We will be announcing a plan for a permanent solution to the problems caused by floods by cleaning of nullahs, fixing of the sewage system & resolving the huge challenge of water supply to the ppl of Karachi. We will not abandon the people of Karachi in their time of crisis.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299023229269487616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Savak]

ok, and what is federal govt going to do?
Clean the garbage from the sewerage? Guess what, army already did that and this flood again happened.

Islamabad was also hit with a slight flood today when nullah leh was overflooding. Cust University had water entered its buliding.

The situation in the other provinces is not as dire as Karachi and Sindh. Unfortunately the crooked PPP and MQM inspite of being in power over there refuse to take ownership, hence why the Federal Govt needs to take complete charge and responsibility for the city and make proper use of funds.

 

[Major]

The situation in the other provinces is not as dire as Karachi and Sindh. Unfortunately the crooked PPP and MQM inspite of being in power over there refuse to take ownership, hence why the Federal Govt needs to take complete charge and responsibility for the city and make proper use of funds.

pti has mnas from there aswell. THe local govt is made up of both MQM and PTI, Amir liaquts own area from where he was elected was drowning.

The situation may not be as dire, but it has gotten worst. Lahore has had floodings, and Pindi soan area had floodings aswell.

A university in islamabad called cust was also being flooded.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Containers that were put for security purpose on MA Jinnah Road <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karachi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karachi</a> for upcoming processions going for a swim. Uncontrollable and dangerous for cars, pedestrians already stuck on the roads. <a href="https://t.co/zRkkaWpUVt">pic.twitter.com/zRkkaWpUVt</a></p>— Shahbaz Zahid (@shahbazzahid) <a href="https://twitter.com/shahbazzahid/status/1298906336479137793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) weather prediction for light to moderate rain on Thursday completely missed its mark as heavy showers pounded the metropolis for hours, leaving nearly 23 dead, besides completely submerging roads and underpasses.

According to Karachi's police chief, Ghulam Nabi Memon, at least 23 people have died from today's rains in various incidents.

Two people were killed in roof collapse accidents, four people drowned, one person died due to electrocution, while another died in a motorcycle incident, said the additional inspector general.

"So far 35 people have been killed in the latest monsoon spell," said AIGP Memon.

The latest rains marks the fifth monsoon rain spell for Karachi and sixth for Sindh.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/304816-ka...ain-hammers-port-city-causes-chaos-on-streets

 

[Abdullah719]

13 hours without power now.

Cant imagine what people in underdeveloped areas are going through tonight.

More thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow. Hope they spare Karachi because the city can't take much more.

 

[Abdullah719]

Anyone supporting PPP needs to go and check Mr. Shameless AKA Saeed Ghani's social media accounts.

See the abuse that he has earned himself from Karachiites. Of course, the Bhuttos as well.

Please understand that the vast majority of the people of Karachi do NOT want these 'leaders.'

Please spare us this 'leadership.' Thanks.

Oh and for DHA, no thanks to CBC either

 

[marlonbrowndo]

I have come out of this relatively unscathed but still haven’t had power for hours plus a decent amount of water has leaked in. Basement has ankle level water. Hearing some insane horror stories. Even some of my well off friends are going through hell. I just got lucky

 

[RickyG]

lol mqm was the evil that was needed?

funny how people bash PPP and support MQM at the same time or have a soft corner due to ethnicity.


Anyways, if bahria town could be drained with proper drainage and water treatment plant installed, than its no surprise that whole karachi is flooding. Its a natural disaster as rain records have been broken.

Punjabi’s have long had a soft corner for PML-N because it’s an ethnic Punjabi party. Sindhis love PPP.

Let’s ignore all the facts being presented and blame it on Urdu speaking people. How convenient.

Why are you afraid to criticize PPP? Let’s see if you’re brave enough to disclose the benefits you or your family may have received for backing/supporting/defending your masters.

 

[RickyG]

pti has mnas from there aswell. THe local govt is made up of both MQM and PTI, Amir liaquts own area from where he was elected was drowning.

The situation may not be as dire, but it has gotten worst. Lahore has had floodings, and Pindi soan area had floodings aswell.

A university in islamabad called cust was also being flooded.

Yes we get it. Islamabad has it so much worse. They’ve never seen water on the street before. The mental toll it’ll take you’ll never get over. Stay strong and pray for a PPP government. You’ve made your point. Good for you.

 

[Major]

Punjabi’s have long had a soft corner for PML-N because it’s an ethnic Punjabi party. Sindhis love PPP.

Let’s ignore all the facts being presented and blame it on Urdu speaking people. How convenient.

Why are you afraid to criticize PPP? Let’s see if you’re brave enough to disclose the benefits you or your family may have received for backing/supporting/defending your masters.

i criticize PPP if you have seen my post, but you will see what you wana see. What i dont do is just put the whole blame on one party while ignoring others.

Cities operate with provincial govt and the local govt that are formed. But blame is often shifted

You cant give a proper argument and you have to resort to personal attacks whcih is typical of you lot.

The event happening in Karachi is a national disaster, and Bahria Town with the best drainage system can't curtail it now. In the whole of Pakistan i know the kind of drianage pipes that are used which are not sufficient.

I have said this before, the situation has become such that local govt officals and provincial govt should be providing rescue mission now.

Parties keep shifting blame on each other. PPP or PTI both have done nothing. Be it Karachi, Islamabad or Rawalpindi or Lahore or KPK.

In Rawalpindi, before monsoon came, Malik Riaz's bahria town had a part of Nullah Leh area near Gawalpindi/Murree Road cleaned and cleared. THat area is not even in the jurisdiction of Bahria town or Malik Riaz. Their housing society is atleast 10 miles far from the area that they got cleaned.

That area came under the punjab govt and local union council govt. But Bahria had to chip in to help, because the govt has no machinery.
One of the reasons why Bahria even helped was cause of the death of some guy last year in bahria town due to flooding.

Now Sheikh Rasheed and co are taking credit for it.

 

[sjahmed23]

Scary images from Karachi hope everyone is safe.

 

[JaDed]

Even my parents are getting forwards in their group from their Pakistani friends about Karachi floods.. hope all posters here are safe.

 

[Slog]

pti has mnas from there aswell. THe local govt is made up of both MQM and PTI, Amir liaquts own area from where he was elected was drowning.

The situation may not be as dire, but it has gotten worst. Lahore has had floodings, and Pindi soan area had floodings aswell.

A university in islamabad called cust was also being flooded.

The local government has no power due to a law passed in PPP federal government times. Sindh government runs show

 

[MenInG]

Rainfall recorded in Karachi Aug 27 - in mms (25 mm = 1inch)

Faisal Base 231 (all time record)

Surjani Town 195
Keamari 170
North Karachi 168
Nazimabad 162
Masroor Base 154
Saddar 142
Landhi 126
Old Airport 122
Univ road, Saadi Town 105
Jinnah Terminal 104
Guslshan -e-Hadid 49

 

[MenInG]

Citizens of Pakistan's largest city on Friday found themselves with little means to contact friends, family and co-workers as a breakdown of mobile data and phone services caused by extended electricity outages added to their woes a day after heavy rains wreaked havoc in Karachi.

Subscribers of multiple networks reported being unable to connect to cellular data and calling/messaging services, leaving them in the dark regarding the well-being of loved ones.

The outages were doubly frustrating to some as KE, the city's only electricity supply utility, struggled to restore electricity to large parts of the city more than 20 hours after the first rain fell.

‘Network outages due to power breakdown’
The national telecom regulator informed on Friday that cellular services in the city were not blocked and outages faced by users were due to the prolonged power breakdown.

Talking to Geo.tv, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) spokesperson Khurram Mehran said, “Due to prolonged power failure in the city, many towers are out of service and their generators are shut because there’s no fuel to power them."

Mehran said the blockages have nothing to do with Muharram security, as was being speculated in some circles.

'Restoration may take time'
The power utility, KE, meanwhile claimed that its teams were working to the best of their ability to deal with the current circumstances and restore electricity with limited available resources.

“Many KE vehicles got stuck in flooded roads and streets across the city. Also, our staff is working in long shifts because relievers were unable to make it to service centers due to water logging,” the company said in a statement issued earlier today.

KE therefore warned that restoration work may take longer than expected time as the situation remains 'difficult'.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/304881-ka...-hours-as-ke-struggles-to-restore-electricity

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

Karachites should look to move out and spread in different parts of the country, preferably North Punjab and KP. There has been a lot of urban growth during last 2 decades in these areas and karachites will flourish here due to their business savy and enterpreneurial mindset.

PPP has turned Karachi into a village and city is no more livable.

You are thinking of Memons.

 

[MenInG]

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah headed out on a tour of Karachi on Friday, a day after the city was wrecked by record torrential rains that led to the deaths of at least 19 people.

Major thoroughfares and roads in several parts of the city remain submerged in water and many areas continue to face power outages.

In an update on the power situation in the city, Karachi Electric said several areas were "inaccessible due to high water levels".

The company further said that many of its vehicles on their way to areas such as DHA and Surjani, which are among the worst affected areas of the city, remain stranded.

Power was restored in some areas, the company said, adding that its "teams are coordinating with relevant authorities to ensure swift power restoration to other locations".

"Power will continue to remain closed until all standing water is cleared."

Disruption in signals of several networks across the city was also reported. According to spokesman of cellular company Mobilink (Jazz), infrastructure in several areas of the city was damaged from flooding due to which services were disrupted.

The company said technical teams were working to repair infrastructure and that services will be resumed as soon as possible.

CM chides affected residents for encroachments
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah visited Nursery, Rashid Minhas Road and Yar Mohammad Goth among other areas, where he was briefed about the water drainage situation.

On his visit to Yar Mohammad Goth, the chief minister heard complaints of power outages and other issues being faced by the residents.

Shah also chided the people for "building houses in the belly of the Malir River".

"The entire city is sinking because of your encroachments," he said. "You blocked Malir River in the name of Agha Town".

During his visit to Nursery, residents told Shah that the drainage system was badly affected due to construction on the right side of Sharae Faisal.

The chief minister instructed the managing director of the Water Board to review the city's master plan and submit a report on the matter. Shah said he wanted to know which of the buildings had affected water drainage in the metropolis.

The CM was told that the drainpipe crossing Rashid Minhas road, which has caved in due to rain, has "contracted" resulting in the flooding of Drigh Road underpass. Officials said the underpass would be cleared of water as soon as it was drained by the pipe.

The chief minister also directed authorities to repair the road in question.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1576798/karachis-miseries-continue-day-after-record-torrential-rains

 

[MenInG]

Twitter sources pics

Karachi in ruins!

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">کاش کہ بھٹو کو اس بہتے کراچی میں ڈوبنے سے بچایا جا سکتا &#55357;&#56468;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarachiRain?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarachiRain</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KarachiSinks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KarachiSinks</a> &#55356;&#57098;<a href="https://twitter.com/murtazawahab1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@murtazawahab1</a> &#55357;&#56398; <a href="https://twitter.com/SaeedGhani1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SaeedGhani1</a> &#55357;&#56398; <a href="https://twitter.com/SyedNasirHShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SyedNasirHShah</a> &#55357;&#56398; <a href="https://t.co/kv2wR96mkI">pic.twitter.com/kv2wR96mkI</a></p>— M Yousuf Soomro &#55356;&#56821;&#55356;&#56816; (@MYousufSoomro) <a href="https://twitter.com/MYousufSoomro/status/1299286819465461760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Abdullah719]

Shahbaz. Always happens.

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[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">سندھ کے چیف منسٹر مراد علی شاہ فرما رہے ہیں کہ محکمہ موسمیات نے انھیں نہیں بتایا تھا او بھائی اپنے سرکاری سمارٹ فون پر ہی موسم چیک کر لیتے تو پتا لگ جاتا</p>— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) <a href="https://twitter.com/Xadeejournalist/status/1299037726411550722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Deewana Mastana]

People think a guy can change a country which has been in self destruction mode for the last 50 years in 2 years or 5.

It won't even change even in the next 50 either if the people who.are blaming him or the present government for the state the country is in right now. People firstly need to change themselves to see any changes.

The state Karachi is in today has not happened for the first time ever it is the same story every year and it happens all over the country just happens to be this year so far has seen far worse conditions than mostly before.

There's no point in taking shots at the current government as they're not in power for 50 years and not that they have not made any changes in society.

The problem is throughout the country as there is nothing known as planning or building control regulations either. There's barely any proper sewage pipework anywhere in the country from the poshest place to the worst.

This issue with the rains and having proper infrastructure will take many years to develop if they really want to do something about this otherwise year after year we will carry on like this.

 

[MenInG]

'Overwhelmed': No end to flooding woes as rains lash Karachi

Islamabad, Pakistan - At least 13 people have been killed by urban flooding in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, the country's largest city and its commercial hub, as torrential monsoon rains have left large parts of the metropolis inundated and without electricity, officials said.

Those killed include people who have drowned in their homes, been crushed under collapsing walls or electrocuted by short-circuiting wires, Dr Seemin Jamali, the executive director of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), told Al Jazeera on Friday.

On Thursday, the city received more than 223mm of rain in a 12-hour period, the country's meteorological department said, the highest seen in a single day since records began. More than 484mm of rain has fallen in August so far, according to the data, more than 10 times the monthly average.

"The havoc that has happened here from the inclement weather and the urban flooding has overwhelmed everyone," Dr Jamali told Al Jazeera by telephone. "You would be shocked looking at the streets of Karachi. There is no way you can get out in that water."

Major roads and infrastructure across the city of 22 million people were flooded under several feet of water, with residents unable to reach hospitals and rescue workers deployed to attempt to save those whose homes had been destroyed.

"There was a lady who was in a wheelchair who drowned in the water from her own house, a 56-year-old lady who couldn't get out of her own house because she was differently-abled," said Dr Jamali.

As water levels rose, the city's electricity utility company shut down power to large parts of the metropolis in order to protect citizens from electrocution from malfunctioning wires or other machinery.

Video footage showed roads and walls being washed away by the force of water in several areas, as the city's drains and sewage channels overflowed from the volume of water.

Motorists abandoned their cars on major roads and were forced to walk, as many vehicles were washed away by the flooding water.

The collapse of infrastructure also affected landline and cellular telephone networks, which began to fail on Thursday as the volume of use rose, residents say.

Pakistan's military established an emergency flood control centre in Karachi to assist victims, with medical camps and emergency food rations being distributed. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also set up several such centres.

In a statement, the military said it had distributed more than 10,000 meals and begun work to shore up flood control walls along major water channels.

With the regular transport infrastructure inundated, rescuers were deployed by boat in working-class communities to help deliver the aid. Military helicopters flew overhead to survey the damage.

This year has seen record levels of monsoon rains across South Asia, with massive flooding in Bangladesh and India.

Since June, at least 106 people have been killed by monsoon flooding across Pakistan, according to the NDMA.

More rain is forecast for Friday, with the current weather system due to weaken over the weekend, Pakistan's meteorological department said.

On Thursday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government would "be announcing a plan for a permanent solution to the problems caused by floods by cleaning of drainage channels, fixing of the sewage system and resolving the huge challenge of water supply to the people of Karachi".

Several proposals for revamping the city's decrepit water drainage infrastructure have been made by national and multilateral development organisations such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank over the last decade, but none have been taken up by the country's government so far.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/flooding-woes-rains-lash-karachi-200828065619130.html

 

[marlonbrowndo]

No light for 35 hours. I love it

 

[Abdullah719]

No light for 35 hours. I love it

Any flooding in your area?

My uncle’s in Phase 4. Been around the same amount of time there but then again, Phase 4 has a lot of flooding.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Light back after more than 36 hours. Love it baby

 

[Syed1]

Any flooding in your area?

My uncle’s in Phase 4. Been around the same amount of time there but then again, Phase 4 has a lot of flooding.

Phase 4 is like it got hit by a tsunami

 

[MenInG]

KARACHI: The city of lights was in a shambles as unprecedented rains continued on Friday with many areas still flooded with rainwater.

Nearly all major roads of the city, including I.I.Chungrigar Road, University Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal remained inundated well into the evening, posing a grim challenge to those who had ventured out of their homes.

Click here to check latest updates on rains

At least 47 people were killed in the metropolis in various rain-related incidents, according to Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.

Areas still inundated
After rain stopped 18 hours ago, the vast majority of I.I.Chundrigar Road remains inundated.

Defence Housing Authority's Ittehad Commercial Area is also flooded.

In Naya Nazimabad, people were reported to have used boats to move from one area to another.

Moreover, several areas of Clifton and PECHS are also submerged with underpasses still awaiting drainage of water

In New Karachi and Surjani Town, the streets and small alleyways are also choked with rainwater

Resultantly, due to the stagnant water, roads in the entire city have been dealt a great deal of damage.

The main arteries of Shahrah-e-Faisal and University Road, besides Gulbahar road have large patches where the road has completely sunk.

80% feeders powered up: KE
K-Electric, in a Twitter update, said that its teams are restoring power "where water level is receding and teams can access the locations".

It said that close to 80% feeders have been "powered up" due to the efforts of field teams.

The power supply company said that restoration in Defence, Clifton and Bahadurbad remains a challenge due to waterlogging.

"With improved weather conditions and continued drainage and dewatering support from district authorities we will be able to continue our progress," it said.


Later in the evening, KE reached out to the CBC and DHA, requesting them to speed up drainage so that power supply feeders they were "forced to switch off" can be turned back on.


Army's rescue efforts continue
The Army's rescue efforts continued with three army field medical facilities established in Qayyumabad, Sujani Town and Sadi Town to provide immediate emergency medical care to flood victims, a statement by the military's media wing said.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), troops also carried out aerial reconnaissance to assess the on-the-ground flood situation.

Moreover, breach of Malir River was filled, which helped regulate the flow of water towards Marwi Goth , MUI Goth, Dada bhai colony, Afridi colony, Gulshan-e-Abbas and Madina colony areas, saving the residents living there.

"Pakistan Army Engineer Equipment, especially dewatering pumps, are permanently kept at KE Grid Station for its protection against flooding," added the statement.

It said that Army Mobile Recovery vehicles are deployed at various choke points to shift vehicles stuck in floodwater and to assist in the flow of traffic.

Furthermore, 32 emergency medical and 56 relief camps have been established in coordination with civil administration to help people in distress in various parts of Karachi. Cooked meals are also being provided to stranded people in flood-hit areas.

PMD predicts more rains
Chief Meteorological Officer (CMO) of Pakistan Meteorological Department Sardar Sarfraz meanwhile predicted more showers today, saying moderate spells of rain were possible in the city by the afternoon.

The PMD official said that Karachi had received unprecedented heavy rain due to the interaction of a monsoonal system in Sindh and a westerly wave from Balochistan on Thursday.

Read more: Here's what you can do to stay safe during the torrential rains

“In 15 hours from Thursday morning till night, over 230 mm of rain was recorded which was never observed ever before in such a short spell of time,” he said.

Thursday's rain-related deaths
At least 23 people lost their lives on Thursday after heavy rains battered most parts of the city, rescue sources said, including four children and three women who were killed after a wall collapsed near Millennium Mall.

A man drowned in a stormwater drain in North Nazimabad Block-L, one person's body was found in the stream that runs past Korangi Crossing, whereas, the body of another man was recovered from Punjab Chowrangi underpass.

In another rain-related incident, a 40-year-old woman drowned after her house flooded near Tipu Sultan Road.

Five were killed in Reksri naddi, Liaquatabad B-1 area, Gulbahar, Defence, Maripur, and three were killed in Shah Faisal, Gadap and Korangi industrial areas.

All of the above drowned in water accumulated in underpasses or in stormwater drains or rivers.

As per rescue officials, another three were killed in wall-collapse incidents near Ferozabad, Nabi Bakhsh and Katti-Pahari, while a youth died in a motorcycle accident near Tariq Road.

Moreover, a man was electrocuted in Sikhan Rehri Goth.

Holiday in Sindh
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced a public holiday across the province today due to the rain emergency in several cities and towns of Sindh. A statement issued by CM House said all government-run, public sector and private institutions would remain closed on Friday.

In pictures: Citizens soldier on even as heavy rains cripple Karachi

“Institutions which render emergency services will only be allowed to remain open. These include Sindh Government’s Health Department, the Local Government Department, its subsidiary organisations in the province, the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority and revenue services offices in the province.”

PM assures all-out help to CM Sindh
Prime Minister Imran Khan talked to CM Murad and offered all-out help to victims of rains in Karachi, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said Thursday.

“The prime minister has talked to the Sindh chief minister and assured him of all-out help from the Centre and its institutions to the Sindh government. Whatever help is sought will be provided on [an] emergency basis,” the minister tweeted.


Prior to the tweet, the Sindh chief minister had complained while talking on Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, that Karachi was not among the priorities of the prime minister and the federal institutions did not think it proper to talk to the Sindh government.

“When we contact the Centre no reply comes from there,” Murad had said. However, after the interview, the CM himself informed Geo News that the prime minister has spoken to him.

Army establishes flood control centre

Army flood control rooms have been established in Karachi and Malir for assisting citizens in rain emergency, according to a statement from Inter-Services Public Relations.


Hub Dam fills to maximum capacity

The water level in Hub Dam, which supplies water to Karachi and meets the water needs of several areas in Balochistan, crossed the 339-foot mark yesterday and filled to its maximum capacity for the first time in 13 years.

The water level in the dam had risen due to the recent spell of torrential rains in Karachi and Sindh and the dam has now begun to flow out from the spillways into the sea near Mubarak Village.

The WAPDA administration had earlier closed the Hub Dam to visitors in view of health hazards. However, residents of the settlements around the dam, residents of the Hub Dam Residential Colony, Karachi residents and others arrived in large numbers in the spillway area to witness the streams overflowing, which look much like waterfalls.

In the catchment area of Hub Dam, which stretches up to the mountain range of Balochistan, the water level has risen by more than 9 feet in three days.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/304878-karachi-in-shambles-as-pmd-predicts-more-rains-today

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The whole nation feels the pain our people in Karachi are going through. However, out of this devastation & suffering there is now a positive development as my govt, along with the Sindh govt, is moving to immediately act & resolve 3 major problems of Karachi:</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299600968309448705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cleaning the nullahs once & for all & dealing with encroachments impeding water channels; devising a permanent solution to the solid waste disposal & sewerage problems; & resolving the critical issue of water supply to the citizens of Karachi.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299600975095832576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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[Savak]

Should all this rain and water be good for the country in the long run? Wasn't the country complaining about a severe water shortage in the last 2 years?

 

[Abdullah719]

50+ hours since electricity has been off in some areas of DHA…

 

[MenInG]

Karachi underwater.

 

[Major]

Should all this rain and water be good for the country in the long run? Wasn't the country complaining about a severe water shortage in the last 2 years?

For pindi islamabad it will he good for one year. As we have enough capacity of water to cover our proboems for an year.

Forst the rest of country it depends upon if they have any dams or water resovoirs. If there were no resovoirs than it was a missed oppurtunity to save water here

 

[Major]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The whole nation feels the pain our people in Karachi are going through. However, out of this devastation & suffering there is now a positive development as my govt, along with the Sindh govt, is moving to immediately act & resolve 3 major problems of Karachi:</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299600968309448705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cleaning the nullahs once & for all & dealing with encroachments impeding water channels; devising a permanent solution to the solid waste disposal & sewerage problems; & resolving the critical issue of water supply to the citizens of Karachi.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1299600975095832576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Didnt the army cleaned the nullahs before this second wave of floods.

Cleaning of Nullahs is part of the problem, but there are many other problems existing aswell.. The sewerage system in the whole country is poor, as we use small diameter pipes for sewerage.

Another problem is the garbage disposal. Now what Punjab govt did in Nawaz time was they gave the garbage contracts to a turkish company called Albayrak. They have kept the city of Rawalpindi clean. Infact, during eid, when garbage is spread the most and ojri is thrown in the nullahs, Albayrak did the duty of handling all the garbage.

Karachi probably needs Albayrak to take over he garbage contracts.