As Rains Pour Down On Several Districts In Southern Sindh, Villagers Are Killed By Lightning.



MIRPURKHAS/THATTA: Under the influence of cyclone Biparjoy, scattered light to moderate rain fell on parts of the Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Sujawal, and Badin districts on Wednesday night and Thursday. One villager was killed by lightning. It also rained in some parts of Karachi.


A 30-minute period of moderate rain, accompanied by strong winds and a thunderstorm, fell on the majority of the district of Mirpurkhas. After the spell, there were brief showers that lasted until late Thursday evening.


The district had experienced moderate rain twice in two days. Before a 30-minute downpour that covered nearly the entire district on Wednesday, the Mirpurkhas district was buffeted by strong winds in both the urban and rural areas. Thatched houses in rural areas sustained significant damage from the winds.


The rain that fell on Wednesday flooded low-lying areas of the city and towns of Mirpurkhas, including Digri, Mirwah Gorchani, Jhuddo, Naokot, Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Sindhri, and Hingorno, as well as roads and streets. The new spell made things worse, so people had to stay inside.


Due to urban flooding, all markets, bazaars, and commercial areas remained closed for the second day in a row. Both within the city and between the towns as well as on intercity routes, vehicle traffic remained light.


Sewage flooded the streets and roads of Nat Para, Mohajir Colony, Hyderabad, Lalchand Abad, Gharibabad, Mir Allah Bachayo Colony, Walkart, and Scheme No. 1 as a result of the poor drainage system. 


However, the subsequent downpours made the otherwise oppressive heat bearable.


When lightning struck a spot in Ghulam Nabi Leghari village near Jhuddo town during the rain on Thursday, a villager named Maghu Kolhi suffered severe burns.


When the lightning struck a nearby location, the man was working in the fields. Maghu Kolhi passed away while being transported to a nearby hospital.


Beachfront towns battered by the deluge, flooding


In numerous beachfront towns of Thatta and Sujawal areas, elevated tides set off by typhoon Biparjoy made harm many covered houses while seawater entered into a few settlements of anglers amid boundless deluge combined areas of strength on Wednesday night and Thursday.


All of the area's water bodies began to overflow, escalating the flooding.



Several hundred of the remaining residents of the affected villages and settlements were discovered stranded in floodwaters even though the majority of them had been evacuated.


Relief and rescue efforts were being carried out with the assistance of Army and Rangers personnel, volunteers, and Provincial Disaster Management Authority staff.


Showers in Karachi On Thursday, as a result of the influence of Biparjoy, which made landfall in the evening, a few areas of the city experienced light rain.


Quaidabad received the most precipitation (5 millimeters), according to PMD data, followed by Jinnah Terminal (4.4 millimeters), Met Office University Road (4.2 millimeters), the Airport Old Area (4 millimeters), Saadi Town and Gulshan-i-Hadeed (3 millimeters each), and PAF Base Faisal (1 millimeter).


Only traces were transmitted to PAF Base Masroor, Orangi Town, DHA Phase II, Surjani Town, and Keamari.


The extremely severe cyclonic storm that was hovering over the northeast Arabian Sea had moved north-northeastward over the past six hours, as stated in the department's advisory, which was issued at 7:40 p.m. on Thursday.


It is approximately 230 kilometers south of Karachi, 235 kilometers south of Thatta, and 155 kilometers south-southwest of Keti Bundar. The advisory stated that sustained surface winds reached maximum speeds of 120-140 mph, with gusts of up to 150 mph around the system center.


On Friday (today), the department has predicted that the Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sanghar districts will experience dust storms, thunderstorms, and rain with a few heavy falls. Squally winds of 60-80 mph are also expected.


Around 78,000 people moved to shelters: According to Sharjeel Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, residents of the cyclone-affected regions have been relocated to relief camps. He advised people to cooperate with government agencies by adhering to their instructions and avoiding the city's coastline.


He stated during a press conference held at the Sindh Assembly that Rescue 1122 was prepared to handle any emergency. He stated that additional water-draining equipment had been acquired.


He said that heavy rain is expected tomorrow (today) and that the public has been given emergency phone numbers.


More than 78,000 people had been evacuated from the coastal areas of Thatta, Badin, and Sajawal, according to Mr. Memon's media update; around 93% of the populace here had been moved to safe areas. He claims that the government's prompt actions have helped minimize significant damage, even though water has entered some coastal settlements.