Tag: monsoon

  • IN PICTURES: Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Karachi

    IN PICTURES: Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in Karachi

    Heavy rain pounded in Karachi for hours today (Thursday), flooding roads and underpasses and creating chaos in the port city.

    According to the Met Office, Karachi experienced record torrential rains this year and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has declared an emergency across the province while roof-collapse, electrocution and drowning incidents make headlines. Power outages are also spelling misery for residents of the city.

    Many people took to social media to show the current situation in the port city.

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  • Fact Check: Video showing man jumping into rainwater is fake

    Claim: Viral video showed that in Karachi, a man jumped into accumulated rainwater from the rooftop of his building

    Fact: Video was taken from an Indian Youtube channel and was published two days earlier

    With rain wreaking havoc across Sindh and flooding roads across provincial capital Karachi yet again, a viral video has shown a man jumping into rainwater from a rooftop, which according to The Current’s verification, is not from Karachi.

    As per the details, the video showing a man jumping from the rooftop of a residential building into accumulated rainwater first surfaced on Sunday evening. It wasn’t later that it broke the internet by Monday afternoon as it was widely shared by people claiming it to be a scene from Karachi.

    However, going the extra mile to dig out facts regarding the video, The Current ascertained that it was actually a video from the Indian city of Mumbai, and was uploaded to an Indian YouTube channel two days ago, on August 23.

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    https://twitter.com/ToxicTruths83/status/1298295506569965568

    While the said video is not from Karachi, the port city is still submerged owing to lack of proper monsoon infrastructure there.

    Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah has declared an emergency across the province while roof-collapse, electrocution and drowning incidents make headlines.

    In Karachi, Malir, Korangi, Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Saadi Town, Liaquatabad, Federal B Area, North Karachi, Surjani Town and North Nazimabad are some of the areas that are underwater after receiving heavy rainfall since Monday night.

    Power outages are also spelling misery for the people of the country’s largest city.

    VERDICT: FALSE

  • Citizens put pictures of elected members on gutters after sewerage system destroyed in Faisalabad

    Citizens put pictures of elected members on gutters after sewerage system destroyed in Faisalabad

    Gutters began to boil in the streets of Faisalabad making the routine life difficult for citizens.

    According to details, residents of the area are stuck in their houses due to the stinking water and they say that guests have stopped coming to their houses because of the filthy water. They complained that no one comes to fix the sewerage system.

    According to a citizen, the problem of sewerage has been going on for a long time. He said that the stench of the dirty water makes it difficult for them to sleep and that children in the area are getting sick because of the germs.

    Residents of the area say that even the elected representatives have disappeared in this difficult time.

    Citizens were so annoyed at the elected representatives that they posted their pictures on boiling gutters.

    Meanwhile, Chairman WASA has said that due to closure of the main sewer line in Samanabad area, there are complaints of water in the streets of many areas. He said that WASA teams are working to solve this problem and it will be resolved soon.

  • MET office predicts heavy rain in Karachi, Hyderabad on August 7, 8

    MET office predicts heavy rain in Karachi, Hyderabad on August 7, 8

     The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain with thundershowers in Karachi and Hyderabad on August 7 and 8 (Friday, Saturday).

    According to the MET office report, heavy rain in Karachi and Hyderabad may result in urban flooding and authorities have been directed to remain alert to control over the situation.

    The weather in Karachi will remain partly cloudy today, while the maximum temperature can rise upto 36 degree centigrade. 70% humidity was recorded in the morning.