KARACHI, August 20, 2025 – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has sounded an alarming weather advisory, warning that an intense monsoon system could unleash catastrophic urban flooding across Karachi within the next 24 hours.
The city, already drenched by relentless downpours, now faces the terrifying prospect of streets transforming into raging streams and neighborhoods drowning under gushing water.
The PMD’s forecast calls for widespread rain, fierce winds, and intense thundershowers across central and lower Sindh, with Karachi identified as the epicenter of danger. Low-lying areas face severe urban flooding, potentially overwhelming drainage networks and paralyzing city life. The advisory also flags Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Mirpurkhas, and several other districts as high-risk zones, while flash floods threaten southern Balochistan.
Torrential rains, windstorms, and lightning, the PMD cautions, may tear through vulnerable structures—toppling electric poles, shredding billboards, and wreaking havoc on vehicles and rooftops. The already fragile infrastructure of Karachi could buckle under nature’s wrath, amplifying fears of prolonged power outages and traffic gridlock.
Beyond Sindh, parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan are expected to see scattered showers, though the true danger zone remains urban Karachi, where the threat level has spiked dramatically.
During the last 24 hours, torrential rain has already lashed Sindh and parts of Punjab. Karachi recorded heavy showers – 60 mm at Nazimabad, 49 mm at Korangi, and 45 mm at Keamari – submerging streets and choking major arteries. Hyderabad Airport saw 62 mm, while Shaheed Benazirabad logged 57 mm.
Meteorologists warn that if rainfall continues at this pace, urban flooding could escalate into a full-blown disaster, crippling transportation, commerce, and daily life. Authorities have urged residents to stay alert, avoid unnecessary travel, and brace for another turbulent night.