[GEO.TV] A powerful thunderstorm brought both respite from the heat and disruption to daily life across Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
late on Thursday, as more than 200 power feeders tripped, plunging large parts of the city into darkness.
According to reports, several areas of the port city, including Surjani Town, Malir, North Karachi, I I Chundrigar Road, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, and Gadap, witnessed heavy downpours accompanied by lightning and thunder. Rain also lashed Clifton, Defence, Scheme 33, North Nazimabad, Model Colony, Safoora, Korangi, Landhi, and Saadi Town.
In the aftermath of the brief heavy downpours, residents in many parts of the megacity were left without electricity.
The spokesperson of the city's power provider, K-Electric, confirmed feeder trips in Gulshan-e-Maymar, Surjani, Nazimabad, and Gulshan-e-Iqbal, leading to outages in New Karachi, Jamshed Town, the old city area, and surrounding localities.
Maripur, Lyari, Keamari, Hawks Bay, and Quaidabad were among other areas also impacted by outages. In the meantime, the power supply was also suspended in PIB Colony, PECHS, and parts of Korangi.