Chief meteorologist says intermittent rain to continue in the city till evening.
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\nHeavy rain lashed several parts of Karachi for the second consecutive day on Sunday.
\nGulistan-i-Jauhar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, DHA, Clifton, II Chundrigar Road, Saddar, and Lyari were among the localities where moderate to heavy rainfall coupled with cold winds were reported. According to the Karachi Traffic Police, rainwater had accumulated on University Road, Ziauddin Road, Haqqani Chowk, Denso Hall and Lighthouse.
\nIt added that rainwater had also accumulated at Dow University, Tibet Chowk, Ankalsaria Chowk, Shershah Road, Guru Mandir, Jahangir Road, Ayesha Manzil, Five-Star Chowrangi, Hyderi, Shafiq Mor and Qayyumabad.
\nThe cold weather, which had reduced to a great extent, made a sudden comeback in Karachi a day earlier when heavy showers soaked the metropolis. Subsequently, major arteries of the city were flooded.
\nIn its forecast today, the Met Office said the current spell of rains was due to a westerly wave prevailing over Balochistan and Sindh.
\nIt said rain and thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity were likely to occur in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Tharparkar and other areas of the province.
\nSpeaking to Dawn.com, chief meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz said the current radar showed rain bands over the northern outskirts of the country. \u201cThis indicates intermittent rain\/showers will continue till evening in Karachi,\u201d he said. Sarfraz added that scattered and light rain was predicted in other areas of the province as well. According to data from the Met Office, Saadi Town received the highest amount of rainfall i.e. 17 millimeters on Sunday, followed by Nazimabad (12.8mm), Orangi Town (12.5mm), University Road (8.5mm), Surjani Town, (7.4mm), Gulshan-i-Hadeed (7mm), North Karachi (7mm), PAF Faisal Base (6mm), Jinnah Terminal (5.8mm) and Korangi (4.2mm).
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\nMeanwhile, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab took to social media to say he was \u201cout and about again\u201d as the city witnessed rainfall.
\n\u201cIssue of the drain coming from the side of tower and stock exchange is identified and attended to. Discharge into the creek was choked which has now been cleared,\u201d he said.
\nHe also visited Lyari, saying, \u201cMain roads are clear, internal streets are being worked upon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chief meteorologist says intermittent rain to continue in the city till evening. karachi Heavy rain lashed several parts of Karachi for the second consecutive day on Sunday. Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, DHA, Clifton, II Chundrigar Road, Saddar, and Lyari were among the localities where moderate to heavy rainfall coupled with cold winds were reported. According to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-385267","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n