Rain in Karachi kills 4

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KARACHI: At least four people died of electrocution as Karachi experienced its first monsoonal rainfall of the season the other day.

Rain brought much-needed relief from the scorching heat but plunged different areas of the city into darkness. By early Thursday morning, power had been restored in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Kharadar, Malir, Shah Faisal Colony, Model Colony, Nazimabad and Liaquatabad.

However, parts of Lyari, Landhi, Korangi, Orangi Town, Baldia Town, Haideri and Steel Town remained without electricity as K-Electric continued to fix the faults.

K-Electric’s high tension line at Bin Qasim-2 tripped past 11pm, plunging half the city into darkness. The power supplier said that as many as 400 feeders had tripped and restoration work was started as soon as rain stopped.