The district administration has issued red alert with regard to likely heavy rainfall in the city in next 36 hours. Sindh’s second largest city is expected to receive as much as 200 millimeters rainfall in this monsoon spell. Local authorities while advising precautionary measures asked shopkeepers to keep sandbags to protect shops. The district administration has directed the owners to ensure special arrangements for protection of godowns and factories. Moreover, traders have been directed to shutdown their businesses by 3:00pm for next two days. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) a monsoon low-pressure area lies over eastern Sindh and adjoining Rajasthan in India.

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Independent News Pakistan-INP