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Pakistan's flooded financial capital of Karachi was plunged into chaos on Friday with power cuts, streets under water and cellphone outages caused by heavy rain as authorities said at least 23 people had been killed in downpours the previous day.
Record torrential rainfall flooded major city streets and damaged homes and other buildings on Thursday, with more rain expected on Friday.
Karachi, population 15 million, is largely underwater: Pakistan's biggest city had it roads turned to rivers, its houses destroyed and its people fleeing to shelters - suffering from its worst floods since records began#climate pic.twitter.com/9mapjYSc6F"At least 23 people, including women and children, died in different accidents like wall and roof collapses and drownings," Ghulam Nabi Memon, Karachi's police chief, told Reuters.
- Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) August 28, 2020
Karachi floods: Pakistan's biggest city hit by record rain and heavy floodsThe Chief Minister of Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah, ordered schools be used to accommodate displaced families, whose homes had been damaged or were unreachable.
Pakistan is seeing the worst rainfall since records began 89 years ago. The annual monsoon rain is particularly bad this year and the city of Karachi is largely underwater. pic.twitter.com/rEqfdsHeCP
- Shana M ???? (@shana2727) August 28, 2020
????? ?? ?????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ??? ?????????? ???? ?? ????????????????????? ???? ?? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ? ????? ???? ?????? ??? .Oil refinery Pakistan Refinery Ltd said in a notice to the stock exchange that it was suspending operations due to hazards created by floods.
For More Reports Visit | https://t.co/SkZunOmuQa#KARACHI #AFTER #RAIN #UPDATE pic.twitter.com/WkJ9uATwDE
- Khyber News (@KhyberNews247) August 28, 2020
DHA Karachi right now#KarachiRain pic.twitter.com/k9Mxp31oui
- Gibran Peshimam (@gibranp) August 27, 2020
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