Karachiites jubilant as city receives first rain of summer 2020
Karachiites are jubilant as many areas of the metropolis received the first rain of summer 2020.
The much-awaited rains have brought the mercury down, as Karachi weather was sizzling with high temperature and humid conditions from the last couple of weeks.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Karachi and other cities of Sindh starting from Monday.
Excited with the weather conditions many Karachiites took to social media welcoming the rains:
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Such gorgeous weather in #Karachi. Enjoying rain after a long time – #Rain #KarachiRain #KarachiWeather pic.twitter.com/mvRYCWP4Bn
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) July 6, 2020
So it’s finally coming Karachiites 😍#karachirain pic.twitter.com/36kYab7yUW
— Maan Rehman (@maanrehman) July 6, 2020
It's not rain but it's rain. Yes, it's just started. #KarachiRain #Karachi#KhiAlerts pic.twitter.com/xyHZW7NpO4
— 🇵🇰Mansoor Ahmed (Mani) (@MansoorAhmed_Pk) July 6, 2020
#Bahadurabad right now
— Amar Guriro (@amarguriro) July 6, 2020
Video via #KehkashanBukhari#KarachiRain #Monsoon pic.twitter.com/8KxjFYAj67
یا اللہ رحمت کی برسات دینا#karachirain pic.twitter.com/r7nunE0mSd
— zaheer khan (@imthezaheerkhan) July 6, 2020
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Earlier on Friday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Monday and advised the authorities to take precautionary measures to avert any unfortunate incident.
In a statement, the PMD said that heavy rainfalls may generate urban flooding in Karachi, Thatta, Badin, and Hyderabad on Monday and Tuesday.
“The strengthened monsoon currents are predicted to generate widespread rain and thunderstorms in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Umarkot, Jamshoro, and Dadu from Sunday (night) to Tuesday,” the statement added.
The Met department also advised all concerned authorities to remain “alert” and take necessary precautionary measures during the forecasted periods in order to avert any unfortunate incident.