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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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.