More Karachi Rain
Rains forecast till Tuesday, doubts swell that city will hold
Mahnoor Sherazee in The Express Tribune:
The battering began around 2pm and was laced with claps of thunder that are otherwise rarely experienced in Karachi. By the end of the afternoon, Saddar recorded the most downpour of 40mm and at least nine people were electrocuted to death, including five of one family. From Clifton to Gulistan-e-Jauhar thousands of people got stuck on the roads and there were reports that people were robbed at gunpoint in the traffic jams.
More here.
baarish main kharab
Out and about in the Karachi rains on September 10, 2011.
Karachi Rains
More than 40mm of rain fell in Karachi over two hours on September 10, 2011, leaving the entire city flooded.
City by the Sea – The future of Karachi’s Coastline (Urdu)
This documentary explores alternatives to haphazard development along Karachi’s coastline in light of the basic principles of urban planning. Watch the English version here.
Back in Shigar
Street Gardening in Karachi
Planting vegetable seeds on an empty plot just before the rains in Karachi.
Taste the Waste
A documentary film by Valentin Thurn about the worldwide destruction of food.
Khorwah Medical Camp
Photographs from offroadpakistan’s medical camp in the village of Khorwah, district Badin in Sindh. The group included doctors, veterinarians and volunteers from Karachi who were selfless in their efforts to give back to a community. Hand pumps were also distributed.