Heavy rain lashed Karachi on Thursday, submerging the metropolis, paralysing life in the city and claiming at least a dozen lives. According to officials from the Met department, the downpour in August shattered 89-year-old records for the city.
As casualties and other losses continued to climb, many citizens were quick to take to social media to vent their frustration at the lack of planning on the part of government officials.
Meanwhile, politicians expressed their grief at the devastation wrought by the torrential rainfall while some urged others to refrain from politicising "a natural disaster".
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif expressed his grief at the loss and devastation brought about by the downpour.
"The federal and provincial governments should cooperate and deploy all resources to ease the suffering of the people," he advised