KARACHI
The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi rose to six on Wednesday, while over 300 people were relocated to safety after heavy monsoon showers swelled the Malir and Lyari rivers. Lyari and Malir rivers serve as Karachi’s main storm drains, channelling rainwater through a network of nullahs into the Arabian Sea. Once natural seasonal streams, they are now heavily constricted by urban sprawl, encroachments, and solid waste, turning many drains into open sewers. This blockage reduces their capacity to carry stormwater, causing frequent urban flooding during monsoon downpours. Three more persons died in rain-related incidents in the metropolis today, raising the death toll since yesterday to six, while three were missing, according to rescue services.
Edhi rescuers recovered the bodies of a man and a woman after a van carrying four people fell into the rain-filled Konkar Nadi in Gadap Town, a statement issued by the Edhi Foundation said. The deceased were identified as 60-year-old Nabu Gulab and 45-year-old Javed Shah.
