Rains cause flooding, traffic chaos in Karachi

(24 Jul 2022)
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Karachi, 24 July 2022
1. People in streets in heavy rain, roads inundated
2. Rain falling
3. Various of cars and motorcycles driving through flooded roads
4. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Fariha Anees, Karachi resident:
"Look at the conditions here. I stepped out of my home because it was an emergency situation. Otherwise I would not have. I am hugely disappointed. Is this my Karachi? Is this my Pakistan? I curse those who ask me to vote for them. May they drown in this very water."
5. Various of vehicles moving through partially flooded road
6. Top shot of completely submerged road
7. Man dragging his motorcycle through flooded road
8. Various of official controlling the flow of traffic during rains
9. Motorcyclists using a footpath as roads remain submerged
10. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Hanif Noor, Karachi shopkeeper:
"I had to go downtown to buy some stuff but there is so much water I didn't dare go. I had to return, it was raining so heavily. I found a bus after much difficulty. I still have a long way to go. I don't know how I will reach my home. The roads are all flooded."
11. Various of heavy rain falling
STORYLINE:
Heavy monsoon rains submerged roads in areas of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday, leaving motorists and pedestrians stranded as traffic was disrupted and public transport ground to a halt.
Many blamed local authorities for not taking steps to drain the water from the roads.  
As of Saturday the death toll from more than five weeks of monsoon rains and flash flooding across the country reached 304, authorities said.
Since mid-June, monsoon rains in Pakistan have swollen rivers and damaged highways and bridges, disrupting traffic.
Almost 9,000 homes have been fully destroyed or partially damaged.
Every year, much of Pakistan struggles with the annual monsoons, drawing criticism about poor government planning.
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