Heavy Rain Paralyzes Hub City, Residents Struggle Amid Flooded Streets

Quetta:Torrential rain wreaked havoc in Hub city and its suburbs on Tuesday afternoon, unleashing a deluge that overwhelmed the area. The downpour, which began at midday, intensified swiftly, inundating homes and streets across the urban hub and surrounding districts. Municipal authorities, hampered by absentee staff, struggled to clear choked sewage lines and drains, compounding the plight of residents grappling with waterlogged neighborhoods.

The deluge transformed major thoroughfares like Lassi Road, Court Road, Post Office Road, Jam Colony, Zahri Street, Akram Colony, Elahi Abad Town, Wahora Colony, Cheezlabad, Gulshan Ameerabad, Pathra Abdullah Colony, Mir Balach Colony, Liberty Colony, Doda Goth, and Jam Colony into makeshift water bodies. The sudden onslaught disrupted daily life for Hub’s residents, prompting some to resort to private sanitation services, despite the costs involved.

Temporary municipal workers deployed by a political party were limited to a photo session under the guise of a cleanliness drive, leaving essential tasks unfinished. Meanwhile, the city’s population grappled with the aftermath of a one-hour downpour that brought life to a standstill.

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