KARACHI : The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday issued the risk of urban flooding in Karachi and other parts of Sindh amid fresh monsoon spell.
According to the Met Office, a low-pressure system originating from India has intensified and transformed into a depression, triggering heavy rainfall in Karachi and other parts of Sindh.The meteorologists forecast that from September 11, districts including Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Khairpur, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, and Matiari are likely to experience strong winds and intermittent heavy showers.
Rainfall is also expected in Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Sukkur, Jacobabad, and Ghotki, the PMD added.
The weather experts warned that due to the ongoing rains, low-lying areas in Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, and Hyderabad may face water accumulation. There is also a significant risk of urban flooding in Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Tharparkar, Khairpur, Sukkur, and Larkana.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that the provincial government is preparing for potential floods with contingency planning based on water flows of up to 800,000 cusecs.Addressing a press conference at the Flood Monitoring Cell in Karachi on Sunday, Shah said that the ongoing monsoon rains have triggered flood-like conditions in several areas.
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