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Heavy rainfall on the cards for Karachi

Karachi is experiencing drizzle in several areas on Monday, with heavier showers predicted later in the day.

Showers are reported in Defence, Korangi Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Burns Road and MA Jinnah Road. Qayyumabad, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, Baloch Colony and adjoining neighbourhoods also see rain.

University Road, Jamshed Road, Jehangir Road and Gulshan-e-Iqbal are among other areas where drizzle is recorded.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain in Karachi over the next three days, with University Road, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Scheme 33 are among the areas expected to receive downpours where water could accumulate on roads.

Read: When will heavy rain hit Karachi?

Authorities advised citizens to take precautionary measures in view of the forecast and urged people to avoid unnecessary travel to prevent any untoward situation.

Last month, at least seven people were killed in Karachi on Tuesday after heavy monsoon rains battered the city, flooding neighbourhoods, paralysing traffic and knocking out power, prompting the mayor to enforce a rain emergency.

Read more: Karachi again at risk of urban flooding as heavy rains forecast

Rainwater inundated major roads and residential streets, with severe flooding reported in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, where water entered homes and forced residents to shift valuables to higher ground.

Key intersections such as Hassan Square, Nipa Chowrangi, Jail Chowrangi, Liaquatabad, Korangi, Karsaz and Malir Expressway also witnessed heavy waterlogging.

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