• Sindh govt declares holiday today to deal with aftermath.
• City at a standstill as main thoroughfares closed off; underpasses submerged after storm drains overflow.
• Flight operations at Jinnah International Airport disrupted.
• Met Office warns of more rains to come as low-pressure area over Indian Gujarat likely to intensify.
The Sindh government declared a public holiday for Wednesday, August 20, after devastating rains overwhelmed Karachi, flooding homes and killing at least 10 people in electrocutions, drownings, and wall-collapse incidents.
Power outages hit several areas, while internet and mobile services were also disrupted, with Gulshan-e-Hadeed recording the highest rainfall at 170mm.