Karachi rain leads to power outages in several areas

Several areas in the port city are without power after the third spell of rain reached Karachi as predicted by the Met Department. Rain is expected to continue till 27 July.

Karachi rain, Power outages, K Electric — Karachi rain leads to power outages in several areas.

Some areas of the Karachi which are experiencing power outage include due to rain include:

Malir
Gulistan-e-Johar
Gulshan-e-Maymar
Korangi
Old City Area
Liaquatabad
PIB Colony
FB Area
Shah Faisal Colony

K Electric took to Twitter about the power outage telling people not to call their helpline unnecessarily as it creates longer wait times. According to the department they will work on restoring power as soon as it is safe to do so.

Please ONLY call 118 in event of life threatening emergency such as sparks, fire, live wires or downed PMT/poles. False emergency calls create more wait times for everyone as we have to switch off the entire area. Please use 118 responsibly.
Thank you and #staysafe pic.twitter.com/KJel6R1m6e
— KE (@KElectricPk) July 26, 2020

According to the Met Department, the rainfall recorded has been over 66mm in Gulistan-e-Johar which is the highest in Karachi during the current rain spell while Old Airport registered 55mm of rainfall along with Pehlwan Goth while Malir registered 42mm.

Meanwhile, PSP Leader Mustafa Kamal holds a press conference at 4 pm in Karachi Press Club against K-Electric’s unscheduled loadshedding.