Met office predicts third spell of monsoon rains in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that Karachi may receive heavy rainfall and thunder in the third spell of monsoons between 26-27 July this season.

According to details, a low-pressure area is expected in India’s Gujrat on July 24 and, like the previous two spells, would enter Pakistan through Indian Rann of Kutch. The rain may also affect the sea’s southwestern wind.

In the past few weeks, Karachi had received heavy rains leading to deaths of at least eight citizens including a policeman. The first monsoon spell hit Karachi on July 7, disrupting electricity for hours and causing traffic jams on almost every major thoroughfare.

Karachi witnessed the second spell of monsoon on July 18. The citizens suffered extreme difficulty while travelling through the flooded roads which created huge traffic jams.

The Met Office has informed that the heaviest downpour was recorded in 63.55 mm in PAF Faisal Base, 41 mm in Saddar, 13.8 mm in PAF Masroor, 9 mm in Nazimabad, 40 mm in Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Landhi.