Torrential monsoon rains hit southern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least a dozen people and causing a massive deluge in the port city of Karachi, officials and rescuers said.
Streets were flooded, sewage lines were overflowing and cars were navigating inundated roads after the downpour in Karachi that started on Wednesday.
In Karachi, at least two flights were cancelled and several were delayed because of bad weather, the Civil Aviation Authority said.
Many train services were disrupted and the authorities announced that schools and colleges would remain closed, fearing more rains, said the city’s mayor, Wasim Akhtar.
Most of the deaths were caused by electrocution, falling electricity poles and billboards, he said.
The toll may increase as rescuers were still struggling to reach some of the flooded areas, said Anwar Kazmi, a spokesman for Edhi Foundation, which runs an ambulance service.
The metrological department warned more rains could hit Karachi and other southern cities in the next few days.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s has instructed the army to extend full support to the city administration.
The army has provided water extraction pumps to the city administration, reports said.
Earlier in the day, commuters faced difficulties reaching offices while majority of schools remained closed as the rain, which started late Wednesday night, flooded roads of the metropolis. 
South Asia is reeling from the worst monsoon season in more than a decade that has caused catastrophic floods in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, with millions affected and hundreds dead.