KARACHI: Yusuf Goth in Surjani area of Karachi was inundated due to heavy rain, suspending social and business life.
The intermittent rain from last night to today evening submerged Yusuf Goth area in Karachi. As a result, people are trapped in the water, making their routine life miserbale. A five-fee deep water has accumulated in the area. The rainwater has entered in many houses as the authorities have badly failed to drain it out.
The families were struggling to make their way through water standing up to several feet. Rescue teams however were busy to drain out rainwater. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) informed on Monday that strong monsoon currents are continuously penetrating in upper, central and southern parts of the country.
The situation of rainwater may worsen as Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said in its daily report today that heavy rains may generate urban flooding in Karachi. It further said that strong monsoon currents are continuously penetrating in upper, central and southern parts of the country.