Downpour plunges Karachi into darkness.

KARACHI -- Most parts of Karachi plunged into darkness after the city received heavy downpour on Wednesday night, media reported.

The areas facing power outage include Defence, Clifton, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, Nazimabad, Malir, North Karachi, Gulistan-e-Johar, Landhi, Korangi, North Nazimabad, Baldia Town and other areas of the city.

It was reported that the power supply to different areas of the city was disconnected due to the tripping of feeders.

Taking to the micro-blogging website, Twitter, a spokesperson of K-Electric said that some areas of Karachi are experiencing wind and rainfall.

'For safety reasons we have to switch off some feeders. Rest assured our teams are working to repair faults and restore power as soon as possible.'

Earlier today, at least six people...

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