Four electrocuted, four drown as heavy rains continue to pound Karachi
Motorcyclists and a rickshaw pass through rainwater filled on road in Karachi. — AFP/File Intermittent heavy and moderate showers flood Karachi's roads. Several areas pushed into darkness as it poured. Met department says Karachi may continue to receive moderate and heavy falls today. KARACHI: Four people, including a father-daughter duo, were electrocuted, while four others drowned due to urban flooding in Karachi on Monday as heavy rains continue to pound the city. One of the tragic incidents took place at a residential apartments' premises on Al-Falah Road in Lyari's Bihar Colony area when a man and his daughter were electrocuted. The rescue teams rushed to the site of the incident and shifted the victims to Civil Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The deceased were identified as Rehman Usman, 35, and 10-year-old Hifza. Quoting initial reports, police said the incident occurred when Hifza suffered shocks from an electric board in the flat and h