Karachi City to receive higher than expected rainfalls this monsoon. Hence, city administration is being warned to prepare timely to avoid uncontrollable damage in the city. PDMA intimated the city administrations and institutions regarding the expected weather in the city.
Monsoon rains are expected to happen in the city in July and August. There are likely chances of 100% increase in rainfalls. Sindh Disaster Management Authority warned KMC, District Commissioners, KDA and other relevant authorities regarding the possible situation in the city.
PDMA DG Salman Shah stressed upon the need for the preparedness of city to tackle with the possible situation, emergency planning needs to be in place. In case of unpreparedness the city might face uncontrollable damage.
“100% more rains are expected from July to August this year,” Salman Shah said. “There are a total of 198 slope areas in Karachi out of which 29 are sensitive,” PDMA said. “Prepare emergency plans for KMC, KDA, TMSE, and others,” the Karachi Commissioner said.
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Karachi usually gets monsoon rains from June to September. It doesn’t rain much on average, only about 175 millimeters a year. That’s about the height of a soda can! But in 1967, it rained a whole lot more – over 700 millimeters, which is taller than two basketballs stacked together! The rainiest single day ever in Karachi was in August 2020, when it poured almost 230 millimeters of rain. There have also been years with more rain than usual, like 2003, 2006, and a bunch of others.