In a matter of just four hours of non-stop rain, various localities, in the city were submerged in water. As a result, the usually fast-paced city came to halt. As a result, the usually fast-paced city came to halt. The repeated fiasco in the city has led many on social media to raise their voices on the issue including various public figures. While some expressed empathy with those impacted by the rains, others took the opportunity to call out the authorities from doing their job.
Actor Yasir Hussain in an Instagram story, wrote “Karachi ko sub ney mil kar barbad kia hai. Haseen shehar hai yeh, kachra daan banadia ( Everyone has ruined Karachi together. It was a beautiful city that has been made into a garbage dump ).”
Cricketing star, Shahid Afridi pointed out how the city has been deteriorating since his childhood. “We also saw this city being destroyed like this in our childhood and it is a shame that now our children are also witnessing its destruction! Regardless of political affiliations, the country's largest and most revenue-generating city has proved to be the administration's biggest failure,” he said.
Electrocution, drowning, irreversible damage to property, poisoning, cross contamination, hepatitis, dysentery, typhoid, risk of polio outbreak, not to mention the diseases associated with mosquito infestation like dengue and malaria! How is Karachi not in a state of emergency??
کاش دنیا کے کسی میٹروپولیٹن سے ہی سیکھ لیں، مصنوعی جھیلیں بنا لیں۔ کیا یہ ہمارا قصور ہے کہ رہنے کے لئے اس شہر کا انتخاب کیا، یہاں ٹیکس دیتے ہیں لیکن بدلے میں انتظامیہ کون سی ذمہ داری پوری کرتی ہے؟ کراچی کو کچراچی بنانے والوں کے گریبان پر ہاتھ کون ڈالے گا؟ #WhoWillSaveKarachi https://t.co/2VpaUozk97
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) August 25, 2020