First monsoon showers bring joy, misery for ill-prepared Karachi

KARACHI: The inefficiency of the city’s civic management system and inaccuracy of the Met department’s forecasts did not come as a surprise as over half the metropolis plunged into darkness while roads were flooded after the city received its first spell of monsoon rain on Tuesday.

Thousands were stuck in traffic jams as almost all the major thoroughfares were inundated, while several injured people were reported to have been received by the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and the Civil Hospital, Karachi.Predicting hot, dry weather for Karachi on Tuesday, the met department after the rain requested citizens to brace for moderate showers in the coming two days.