Residents of Karachi are elated as most areas of the metropolis received the first pre-monsoon rain of the year on Wednesday. Starting at around 7 in the evening, the showers brought relief for Karachiites, who spent Eidul Fitr in sweltering heat during windless days.
Hardly a couple of hours into the rainfall, several areas of the city experienced power breakdowns. Power outages were reported by residents of Malir, Clifton, DHA, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, PECHS and North Nazimabad on Facebook group Halaat Updates.
Some social media users shared that they were experiencing traffic jams, especially on sections of Sharea Faisal.
Moist currents from the Arabian Sea, which are penetrating upper and central parts of the country, and a westerly wave are giving the first pre-monsoon rains and windstorms since last week.
Storms and widespread rains, heavy at places, in most parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Azad Kashmir last week claimed at least eight lives.
The Met Office had earlier predicted rain and thundershowers with strong winds at scattered locations in lower Sindh and eastern Balochistan between Wednesday and Saturday.
Karachiites took to Twitter to express their joy at the first rain of the monsoon season.
