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\nKARACHI
\nHeavy downpour in Karachi turned the weather pleasant on Sunday; however, multiple areas of the port city underwent power outages as over 550 K-Electric (KE) feeders tripped.
\nMalir, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, FB Area, Liaquatabad, PIB Colony, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Korangi and Old City Area were reported to be without power as the rain started.
\nKE said it would restore power as soon as it is safe to do so. A spokesperson for the power supplier said electricity supply of low-lying areas and those with illegal hooks has been suspended. \u201cWe urge government departments to work as quickly as possible to drain the water out of these areas,\u201d the spokesperson said. According to data provided by the MET Office, the highest rainfall was recorded in Gulistan-e-Johar, at 66 millimetres (mm), while 55 mm was registered at Old Airport and Pehlwan Goth, and 42 mm in Malir. The MET department said the city could face urban flooding.
\nSeparately, a rain emergency has been declared at the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) on the orders of Provincial Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, a KWSB spokesperson said. The spokesperson said de-watering pumps have been deployed in low-lying areas and roads with the Board\u2019s complaint centre to register complaints all night.
\nHeavy rain inundated most of the provincial metropolis areas, which is causing problems for the masses. Nipa Chowrangi, Gurumandir Chowrangi, Shahrai-e-Faisal, Hassan Square are showing views of ponds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TLTP KARACHI Heavy downpour in Karachi turned the weather pleasant on Sunday; however, multiple areas of the port city underwent power outages as over 550 K-Electric (KE) feeders tripped. Malir, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, FB Area, Liaquatabad, PIB Colony, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Korangi and Old City Area were reported to be without power as the rain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n