Karachi paralysed by torrential rainfall

10 DEAD, HOMES FLOODED, EMERGENCY DECLARED IN CITY

- BY ASHFAQ AHMED Senior Assistant Editor

A relentless spell of monsoon rain battered Karachi on Tuesday, leaving Pakistan’s largest city submerged in chaos.

At least 10 people lost their lives in electrocutions, drownings, and wall collapses, as neighbourhoods turned into lakes and families struggled to reach safety.

The Sindh government declared a public holiday yesterday, shutting down schools and offices across Karachi, in a desperate attempt to keep citizens off waterlogged streets while rescue efforts continued.

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