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Torrential rains caused extensive flooding and damage in Karachi, Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Most of the underpasses were flooded, Sindh provincial chief minister Murad Ali Shah said. He said the three-hour rain brought 126 millimeters of water.<\/p>\n
One death has been confirmed in the latest period of flooding, bringing the death toll to 29 since the start of June, according to CNN.<\/p>\n
Karachi’s main streets, which house financial institutions and the headquarters of banks, including Pakistan’s central bank, were flooded and rescue teams are using boats to reach stranded people.<\/p>\n
The Pakistan Navy is also participating in the relief and rescue operations.<\/p>\n
“Deeply saddened by the tragic losses due to torrential rains in Karachi”<\/em>, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Twitter. He offered all possible support to the Karachi administration.<\/p>\n The highway connecting the city of Quetta with Karachi was also closed as parts of it were swept away by floods.<\/p>\n In the southwestern province of Balochistan, about a dozen villages in Lasbela district were flooded after the Winder River overflowed and water rushed into houses.<\/p>\n The navy and local officials have rescued about 500 people and local administration from the affected villages so far, government official Farhan Suleman Ranjho said.<\/p>\n Last week 64 deaths occurred in different parts of Balochistan province after eight dams burst due to floods. Meteorologists predict more rain in the coming days.<\/p>\n \n<\/p>\n top channel
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