Karachi is drowning miserably

Karachi is the ex-capital of Pakistan and now it is the largest metropolitan of the country as well as the financial hub. It contributes to around 70% of the overall revenue to the national treasury. People from all over the country as well as from different parts of the world used to come over here to initiate their business ideas just because of the welcoming nature of this big-hearted city. But right now Karachi is drowning.

Karachi is drowning miserably

Due to recent storming rainfall in the region, the City of Karachi is drowning into urban flood. This type of extreme rains was recorded around 90 years back in the history of the city. Cars are getting sink into the water flow, poor people are getting displaced from their homes.

This includes areas like Surjani Town, Orangi Town, North Karachi, New Karachi, Korangi, Baldia Town, Malir, Safoorah Goth, Yousuf Goth, Yaroo Goth and the list goes on.

Why Karachi is drowning like this?

In July 2020, a Rapid Need Assessment Urban Flooding report was published by HANDS (Monitoring Evaluation & Research Program) on OCHA United Nations powered ReliefWeb Portal. In that report the preparation and needs which were required to be arranged in pre-flooding situation was clearly mentioned in detail.

Rapid Need Assessment Urban Flooding in Karachi report by OCHA United Nations

The RNA Urban Flooding in Karachi report being published by HANDS on OCHA UN’s portal called ReliefWeb in July stated that..................................

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