Another powerful monsoon system from the Bay of Bengal has entered southern Sindh, says PMD official
Different areas of Karachi received light rain or drizzle on Thursday night followed by a dust storm under the influence of a strong monsoon system that has entered southern Sindh from the neighbouring India, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) officials said and predicted proper rains in different areas of the city on Friday with some heavy showers.
“Dust storm followed by light rain and drizzle has been reported from the southern areas of Karachi, including Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Malir areas, under the influence of a strong monsoon system that is capable of causing moderate to heavy showers in Karachi and its suburbs in the next two to three days,” Chief Meteorological Officer (CMO) Sindh Dr Sardar Sarfraz told The News.
According to PMD data, Gulshan-e-Hadeed received five millimetres of rain, Orangi Town 3.9mm of rain, Nazimabad received one millimetres of rain while Jinnah Terminal, Masroor Base and some other areas received less than one millimetre of rain on Thursday night.
Weather pundits had earlier warned that this second monsoon system was almost 90 percent identical to the previous one and it could cause more severe rains in Karachi and other parts of southern Sindh from July 14 to July 18, saying heavy rains could cause urban-flooding and waterlogging in different areas of Karachi as well as Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin and Mirpurkhas.
“Another powerful monsoon system from the Bay of Bengal, which is almost 90 per cent identical to the previous system which caused devastation in Sindh and Balochistan, has entered southern Sindh,” said Dr Sarfraz.
KE clarifies facts
As the torrential rainfall continued to batter the city during Eid days, different electric shock-related incidents were reported in different parts of the city on July 11 and July 12.
The (KE) in press statement said that in seven incidents, no broken wire was found. Of these cases, three were non-fatal.
The KE’s spokesperson said that at the KE they deeply empathise with the bereaved family of the victims. “However, almost all of these incidents occurred due to reasons beyond the KE’s own infrastructure. Out of these reported 7 unfortunate cases, 6 do not involve K-Electric’s infrastructure at all.
As per media reports, four incidents took place on 11 July. A man named Ali Sher Khan got electrocuted in Korangi. In another incident in the Garden area, two men on a bike received a fatal electric shock. Another fatal incident was reported in DHA Phase 6 in which a gatekeeper named Mehboob was electrocuted . A non-fatal incident was also reported in the Korangi area in which the victim named Faraz received a shock.
On July 12, three unfortunate incidents involving electric shock were reported. One non-fatal accident occurred in Azizabad, FB Area, in which the victim named Kashif received an electric shock. Another victim Moveed was electroducted in Mullah Jam Goth.
on July there was an incident in which four minors occur on the roof of a house.
The KE said that as per information it received, all minors are safe and out of danger. K-Electric had also served a proper notice to residents on May 1, 2022, in this regard. As per initial reports about this incident, the minors reportedly tried to touch an intact HT line. The infrastructure of k-electric was found completely earthed and grounded at the site of incident.
Side by side on 11 July a wrong report was published. which was later corrected that the death was not due to electric shock and k-electric infrastructure at the incident site was also properly checked and no current was leaking.
The KE’s spokesperson, expressing grief on all unfortunate incidents, also use safety measures, especially during rains.