Karachi rain-related deaths rise to six, several still missing

The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi climbed to six on Wednesday, as three more people lost their lives in the city, while three others remain missing, according to rescue authorities.

Edhi Foundation rescuers recovered the bodies of a man and a woman after a van carrying four people fell into the rain-swollen Konkar Nadi in Gadap Town. The deceased were identified as 60-year-old Nabu Gulab and 45-year-old Javed Shah. Efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining two passengers.

Separately, health officials said that the body of an 18-year-old, Ahmed Qadir, was brought to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from North Nazimabad’s Block-C, having died from an electric shock.

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In another incident, Rescue 1122 reported that a man was saved after going missing in the Malir River, while the search continued for another individual. The rescued man was identified as Mustafa Ali Gul, with Farhan Akram still unaccounted for.

Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad and the Malir deputy commissioner were present at the scene.

Additionally, two people were rescued after being trapped in the Lyari River, Rescue 1122 said in a statement released by the Sindh Information Department.