Four people including two children died in Karachi due to electrocution and the roofs of mud houses collapsing on them while in the rest of Sindh six other people were killed in Tharparkar, Umarkot and Badin, officials said.
Karachi, which is the economic and financial hub of Pakistan, witnessed complete chaos today after heavy downpour for the second consecutive day.
The much-awaited rainfall, instead of proving to be a blessing for the nearly 20 million citizens after days of hot and humid weather turned into a nightmare for them with roads and streets flooded, frequent power breakdowns in many localities and heavy traffic gridlocks witnessed at many intersections and signals.
The ADIG Traffic, Tahir Ahmed Noorani said that over 1,700 traffic cops were deployed, but they can not do anything unless the rainwater is pumped out of the roads.
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The heavy downpour that continued into the night triggered massive traffic snarl-ups on the roads inundated by rainwater and sewage.
A spokesman for the Karachi Electric said that around 250 feeders had tripped due to the heavy rainfall and emergency work was going on to restore them as soon as possible.
Dozens of motorcyclists were injured when their motorcycles slipped on the wet roads and streets.
The administrator of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Laeeq Ahmedsaid emergency teams were working to clear up large and small water drains which were overflowing in the six districts of Karachi.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the rainfall would continue throughout the country even after Eid which falls next week.
"But the weather would remain pleasant during next week and people would enjoy Eid holidays," a senior meteorologist said.