Pakistan's business hub Karachi flooded after latest torrential rain

The highway linking Quetta city to Karachi was also closed for traffic as sections of it were swept away by flash floods.

Most underpasses were flooded and there was nowhere to pump the flood waters out to, the chief minister for Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah told reporters on Monday.One death had been confirmed in the latest spell of Monsoon rains, adding to the 29 reported since they began last month. Most underpasses were flooded and there was nowhere to pump the flood waters out to, the chief minister of Sindh province says. Karachi’s main streets, which house financial institutions and bank headquarters including Pakistan's central bank, were flooded and rescue services were using boats to reach stranded people.

"Deeply saddened by the tragic losses due to torrential rains in Karachi," Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Twitter. He offered every possible support for the Karachi administration.

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