One electrocuted as rain lashes city.

KARACHI -- Rain Wednesday lashed parts of the city as the met department predicted more rainfall in the city on Thursday.

One death was reported in the city from electrocution in Nazimabad area of the city after a man touched water pumping motor in his residence. He was shifted to a local hospital but could not survive.

According to met authorities, the city received at least 60 mm rainfall during the day.

North Karachi received the most rain in the first spell of rain in the city on Wednesday morning and it was recorded to be 32 mm. University Road received 19 mm, Surjani Road 12 mm, Jinnah Terminal 9mm, Landhi 8mm, Nazimabad 2mm, and Saddar 28 mm.

The met office has forecast rainfall at scattered places on Wednesday in Karachi, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Shaheed Benazirabad and Hyderabad divisions in Sindh.

Rain is also expected on Thursday night and will continue till Friday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. The new rain system has entered Karachi from Bengal.

Power Outages

K-Electric shutdown electricity in various parts of the city in order to avoid any electrocution incidents.

Some of the areas in the city witnessed power outages upto over 12 hours after the electricity supply failed to restore the electricity due to ground faults.

The areas that witnessed outages included Surjani Town, Taiser Town, North Karachi, North Nazimabad, Defence, Soldier Bazaar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan Iqbal, Federal B Area, Landhi, Korangi, Malir, Model Colony, Khokhra Par, Maripur, Keamari, Baldia, SITE area, Orangi Town, Gadap, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Ahsanabad. The power supply company-K-Electric in a statement said that it suspended electric supply in different parts of the city as light rain hit parts of the city in the morning and a heavy shower in the night.

The power supply situation remained stable as the city experienced a fresh wave of monsoon rains. KE has beefed up its on-ground teams, which remained ready to respond to any localized faults.

Power supply was temporarily switched off in a few low-lying areas including Orangi, Korangi, Gadap, Baldia and Surjani as well as in areas with a high incidence of kundas in the...