GWADAR: Communication network in the Gwadar city was still not restored that was damaged by heavy rains and situation was still out of control, A C-130 plane of Pakistan Air Force arrived today with relief goods. Damaged roads hampered distribution of relief items.The tropical cyclone Phet played havoc in the Gwadar district on Saturday as over 40 villages were inundated in rainwater. Heavy rains and strong winds resulted in the death of a woman and 30 persons received injuries.The record rains in Gwadar, almost over 370 mm, accompanied with a very strong wind having 120 KM/hour velocity caused flash flooding in different coastal areas of the province. Emergency was declared in the coastal areas of the province where the Pak Army, the Frontier Corps (FC) and the local administration were engaged in the relief activities in the affected areas.Makran Coastal Highway's road access was cut off with areas, including Gwadar and Turbat, and also Turbat was cut off from Gwadar and Pasni. Necessary including petrol, commodities and vegetables were not available in the city. Residents have criticized the administration for late action.

More than 10 people died and many injured as torrential rains accompanied by gusty winds since Saturday night wreaked havoc in the city. All major streets were flooded with rainwater and power supply remained suspended to most of the areas for more than 12 hours.At least nine people died of electrocution while one person was killed when he fell off a rooftop of a factory in the SITE-B area.The rain also resulted in road incidents in different parts of the city and over 45 motorcyclists were rushed to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital alone for treatment. There were also reports of provision of treatment to injured bikers at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and the Civil Hospital.On an average, the city received around 111.33mm rain with a maximum of 150mm rain reported at the PAF Masroor Base, while PAF Faisal Base and Sadder received 122.0mm and 111.0mm, respectively. According to the Metrological Department, 115.4mm rain was reported at the Airport area whereas 91mm and 78.6mm rain was recorded in Landhi and University Road, respectively. The Metrological Office recorded a minimum of 22.5 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 28.3 degrees Celsius temperature on Sunday. The rain, which started late Saturday, was witnessed throughout Sunday evening with brief intervals. Strong winds also caused tripping of many feeders at different areas, causing prolonged power outages in many parts of the city. Many roads in Clifton and Defence were inundated with the rainwater and the area residents complained that no relief activity was carried out by the local administration to pump out the stagnant water.Till the filing of this report, various localities close to the Seaview area remained submerged in storm water.Mrs Rizwan, a resident of Badar Commercial Area, Phase 5, DHA, told The News that the authorities concerned had failed to pump out the accumulated water from the area. “The roads are waterlogged and people are forced to wade through the knee-deep water and the authorities were absent.”Another resident of Phase-4, DHA, said that the rainwater flooded commercial streets III and IV and areas adjoining Khyban-e-Bahria. “The water is now entering our homes and the drainage system in the area has completely collapsed,” he said.A resident of the Seaview Apartments told The News that the rain water entered the basement of the apartment, where cars were parked. He said that water has accumulated up to four inches in the basement. He said that the road leading to the Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar and the Beach Park was also submerged in the rain water.Meanwhile, residents of many areas complained of electricity breakdowns. “It has been more than 16 hours that we are without electricity. Despite several complaints the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) jas failed to restore power supply to our area,” said Mrs Rashid, a resident of Khyaban-e-Tariq, Defence.Residents of City Railway Colony said that the electricity went off in their locality at 1am (Saturday night) and it could not be restored till 8pm Sunday. Several parts of Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Gulshan-e-Iqbal also witnessed electricity failure at 3am (Saturday night). However, it was restored after 4pm on Sunday.The residents of Parsi Colony, Solder Bazaar said that they had been without electricity since 1am (Saturday night). They said that despite complaints no KESC staff was available to entertain their grievances. Similarly, a complainant of the PIA Housing Society in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Block-9, told The News that the locality was without electricity for more than 21 hours.However, a spokesman for the KESC said that out of 1,180 feeders, only 70 to 80 feeders tripped during the rain. “The heavy rainfall created problem for KESC staff to entertain electricity-related complaints.” The spokesman claimed that after few hours the staff repaired most of the feeders and electricity was restored to many areas. “Owing to flooded streets in some areas, no repair work can be carried out at the moment,” he said. “Submerged roads are dangerous to the KESC staff and unless the local town administration removed the stagnant water from roads, the KESC staff won’t be able to carry out work at the affected areas,” he said. Area including Orangi, Gulshan-s-Jamal, Liaquatabad, North Nazimabad and Nazimabad were still without electricity till the filing of this report. The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) closed under-passes at midnight to avoid any mishap while the Pakistan Railways also delayed train services due to weather conditions.The rain also inundated roads in Nathan Khan Goth, Sharea Faisal near Faisal Cantonment, Safoora Goth, University Road (in front of the Karachi University), Lucky Star near Old CID Centre, Keamari, Bin Qasim, Gadap. The local administration failed to remove stagnant rainwater from many thoroughfares till late Sunday night.Besides, eight people were injured when a wall collapsed near Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai shrine. The injured were identified as Abid, one remained unidentified, Mehboob Khan, Amir Khan sustained severe injuries, while the rest were released after first aid. More than 50 people were injured due to skidding off their motorbikes and were taken to different hospitals.