{"id":21676,"date":"2025-08-19T17:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21676"},"modified":"2025-08-19T17:08:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:08:37","slug":"heavy-showers-trigger-urban-flooding-inundate-roads-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/19\/heavy-showers-trigger-urban-flooding-inundate-roads-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy showers trigger urban flooding, inundate roads in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KARACHI: Intermittent heavy showers continued to lash parts of Karachi on Tuesday, triggering urban flooding and inundating roads, while rainwater entered homes in various areas of the port city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharea Faisal, II Chundrigar Road, Shah Faisal Colony, Model Colony, airport, and nearby residential areas received downpour today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Showers were also recorded in Malir Halt, Rafah-e-Aam, and the surrounding areas. 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