Parts of Karachi left in darkness for 48 hours as blackout drags on

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KARACHI: With parts of Sindh, Pakistan’s largest city, two days after heavy monsoon rains, two days after heavy monsoon rains, the long -term power deduction and water logging were paralyzed, when officials warned that the next phase of the monsoon could be even more destructive.

Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, taking notice of the worst sanctions, said that he would meet with the managing director of K Electric, which is the only utility of power supply to Karachi.

Blackout widely in Karachi and Hyderabad

Residents in North Nazimabad, Gulistan -e -Jaheer, Defense View, Orangi Town, Lyari, Baldia Town, Liaikotabad, Surjani and Korangi industrial areas were told without electricity without electricity between 24 and 48 hours.

In some parts of the city, the blackout extends for more than a day and a half, causing the water supply to the families.

In Block 8 of Gulistan-Johar, residents protested after 32 hours without electricity, while Block 2 had gone out of electricity. Residents of northern Nazimabad reported a blackout for 45 hours.

A similar situation was reported from Hyderabad, where citizens said that 90 % of Latifabad and Qasimabad remained in the dark, rehabilitation was delayed for more than seven hours.

Electric defends its reaction

Monius Alvi, chief executive of K -Electric, said more than 500 feeders were slippery during the rains, but insisted that 94 percent of the supply had been restored by Wednesday evening.

The company said that electricity is going through 1,950 out of 2,100 feeders in Karachi, with the remaining 150 under work.

It states that the water collected in many parts of the city has obstructed the movement of vehicles, which has reduced the efforts of the repair teams.

Governor promised relief for residents

Governor Tessuri, along with MQM leader Dr Farooq Sattar, visited the flood -hit areas at the end of Wednesday and later told reporters that the shortage of electricity had become the most important challenge in Karachi.

He said that families were forced to spend the night on the roofs in Surjani when rainwater sank houses, adding that food aid has already begun in the area.

He also demanded immediate drainage of water -filled areas.

Tessori said that the Governor’s House Complaint Cell received more than 11,000 calls in the same day, most of them are associated with the closure, adding that similar centers will soon be established in Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas.

“This is not the moment to rotate everything on the climate change,” he said. “Once this crisis passes, we have to solve the root causes of these failures.”

He added that the Managing Director of K Electric was summoned for a briefing today.

Two brothers

Meanwhile, two brothers died after being electrococt in Natha Khan Goth during Tuesday storm.

Police identified the victims as 21 -year -old Murad and his 16 -year -old brother Siraj. His father has filed a case at Shah Faisal Colony police station, where officers have added allegations of massacre against K -Electric Officers.

Minister warned about heavy rains

Federal climate change minister Dr Mossadak Malik has warned that the current magic of rain remains till September 10, adding that the next monsoon system could be even more tough.

Talking about the Geo News program Capital Talk, he said that preparations for wet magic that come during the next monsoon must begin.

Referring to the recent floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he said that cloud bursts and flash floods “like straws” can sweep large -scale rocks, and are devastating on the lower communities.

He added that hotels and resorts made in flood channels often fall into debris, and increase disaster.

Sindh Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, who appeared in the same TV program at night, admitted that Karachi’s drainage system has a capacity of only 40 mm, making it impossible to counter 200 mm of rainfall.

Presenting the show as a guest speaker, environmental expert Dr. Zainab Naeem also warned that crushing the rocks in the mountainous areas was increasing the risk of flooding, which has little rule.