Floodwater entered the Northern Bypass at the M-9 and later entered the residential area of Saadi Town, bringing traffic movement to a complete halt on the highway. Qayyumabad Chowrangi and the expressway were also badly affected due to the accumulation of rainwater, disrupting traffic movement from District Korangi towards the South and East districts.ĭue to the overflow of Thado Dam in Gadap Town during the wee hours, the M-9 was submerged and affected traffic movement. The traffic police said Shahrah-e-Faisal at Drigh Road was flooded with rainwater and inaccessible for traffic movement, while Rashid Minhas Road at Jauhar Morr, Lalu Khait towards Hassan Square, University Road at Safari Park, Nipa and Hassan Square were flooded and traffic was stuck.Īfter the Korangi River flooded, the Korangi Causeway was closed for traffic, leaving the commuters to use only the narrow two-lane Jam Sadiq flyover to reach any other part of the city.
New MA Jinnah Road and Jehangir Road, where the ruling PPP's and the Jamaat-e-Islami’s headquarters are situated, were also completely submerged by rainwater. The newly constructed University Road, on which millions of rupees were spent, was also completely underwater, and inaccessible for vehicular traffic from Nipa to Shaheed-e-Millat Road. Mosamiyat, Munawar Chowrangi, Jauhar Chowrangi and Jauhar Morr were blocked for traffic movement because these areas were flooded with knee-deep water. “Just two days before Eid our furniture, carpets and clothes have been damaged,” he said, adding that all their focus had been on saving their sacrificial animals, so they could not manage to secure much from their house. A resident, Aslam Siddiqui, said the Cantonment Board Faisal had not gotten the stormwater drain cleaned, resulting in flash floods in the neighbourhood. Rainwater entered various houses in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 12. Several main roads and streets were completely flooded, while hundreds of commuters were stranded without any help. Intermittent rains once again exposed the city’s drainage system and the Sindh government’s claims regarding its rain emergency plans. Different parts of the port city today continued to receive light-to-heavy showers. Under the influence of the monsoon currents, rains are expected in the port city from today afternoon, said the meteorologist. The intensity of the monsoon currents could be equivalent to that of tomorrow’s or it could be higher than that, he added. “A low air pressure is present near Thatta and Badin,” the meteorologist said, adding that humidity from the Arabian Sea was strengthening the rain-bearing system.
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