KARACHI: Intermittent monsoon showers continued across different parts of Karachi on Wednesday, with Surjani Town recording the highest rainfall at 129.6mm.
Light to moderate rain was also reported in several areas, including Jail Chowrangi, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Tariq Road, Hassan Square, PIB Colony, Saddar, M.A. Jinnah Road, Garden, Golimar, Shara-e-Faisal, Shah Faisal Colony, and Malir.
According to the Met Office, sporadic showers will continue until Wednesday night, with the wet spell likely to persist for the next two days, bringing more moderate rainfall.
Rainfall data showed Surjani Town at the top with 129.6mm, followed by North Karachi at 72.2mm, Korangi 70.5mm, Defence Phase-VII 70mm, Gulshan Hadeed 69mm, PAF Faisal Base 55mm, Nazimabad 54mm, Keamari 52mm, Saadi Town 51mm, Gulshan Maymar 48mm, Orangi Town 47mm, Airport 46.7mm, Bahria Town 45mm, University Road 44.4mm, PAF Masroor Base 41mm, and Jinnah Terminal 29.8mm.
On Tuesday, floodwaters entered parts of the city after heavy rains in Karachi and catchment areas of the Kirthar range caused a surge in Malir and Lyari streams.
Downpours in the Kirthar mountains, which form a natural border between Sindh and Balochistan, swelled the Mol, Khadeji, and Jaranda streams, increasing water levels in the Malir stream.
Rising levels in the Lyari stream also caused flooding in low-lying neighborhoods of Malir, where residents were forced to leave their homes for safer places.